Presezzo
Encyclopedia
Presezzo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 40 km northeast of Milan
and about 8 km west of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,657 and an area of 2.1 km².
The municipality borders with Mapello
on the north, Bonate Sopra
to its south-west, and Ponte San Pietro
on the east.
covers a mostly flat area of 213 hectares in the central-western sector of the province of Bergamo
, in the so-called Isola Brembana. The core of the town is located at an elevation of 236 m (774 ft), on the two sides of the modest Lesina torrent; the eastern part of the territory, known as Ghiaie di Presezzo, lies 20 meters below the main part of the town, the ground lowering toward the banks of Brembo River
.
The Lesina torrent shares the town north-southward five kilometers before flowing in Brembo River
. Its flow is narrow all over the year, primarily because waters are diverted upstream to feed industrial facilities and civil usage, and the general global warming
concurred in a growing decrease of the average flow of the torrent in last years. Nevertheless, the torrent capacity can quickly grow after copious rainfalls, specifically after late-summer cloudbursts. The unexpected spates of the Lesina caused several floodings in the past decades, resulting in damages to private and public properties; the municipal administration had thereafter renovated the embankments in the early 2000s, thus avoiding further floodings.
The actual geomorphology
of the area is chiefly due to the perpetual deposit of debris and material by the Brembo River
and its tributaries descending from the Prealps located few kilometers northern. The soil is thus of alluvial origin, mostly made up of gravel and grit in the proximity of Brembo River
, clayey in the southerner part of the territory beyond Lesina torrent, rich in humus in the remaining territory . The terrain is suitable for an agricultural exploitation, and for centuries provided subsistence to Presezzo inhabitants; nowadays, only a few part of the territory is still cultivated, most of the land being destined for urbanization.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region of Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 40 km northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 8 km west of Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,657 and an area of 2.1 km².
The municipality borders with Mapello
Mapello
Mapello is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km west of Bergamo...
on the north, Bonate Sopra
Bonate Sopra
Bonate Sopra is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Bergamo...
to its south-west, and Ponte San Pietro
Ponte San Pietro
Ponte San Pietro is a comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Bergamo....
on the east.
Geography
The surface of Presezzo comuneComune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
covers a mostly flat area of 213 hectares in the central-western sector of the province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
, in the so-called Isola Brembana. The core of the town is located at an elevation of 236 m (774 ft), on the two sides of the modest Lesina torrent; the eastern part of the territory, known as Ghiaie di Presezzo, lies 20 meters below the main part of the town, the ground lowering toward the banks of Brembo River
Brembo River
The Brembo, in Lombard Brèmb o Brèmp, is a 74 km Italian river, a left tributary of the Adda, which runs entirely within the Province of Bergamo in the Lombardy Region....
.
The Lesina torrent shares the town north-southward five kilometers before flowing in Brembo River
Brembo River
The Brembo, in Lombard Brèmb o Brèmp, is a 74 km Italian river, a left tributary of the Adda, which runs entirely within the Province of Bergamo in the Lombardy Region....
. Its flow is narrow all over the year, primarily because waters are diverted upstream to feed industrial facilities and civil usage, and the general global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
concurred in a growing decrease of the average flow of the torrent in last years. Nevertheless, the torrent capacity can quickly grow after copious rainfalls, specifically after late-summer cloudbursts. The unexpected spates of the Lesina caused several floodings in the past decades, resulting in damages to private and public properties; the municipal administration had thereafter renovated the embankments in the early 2000s, thus avoiding further floodings.
The actual geomorphology
Geomorphology
Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them...
of the area is chiefly due to the perpetual deposit of debris and material by the Brembo River
Brembo River
The Brembo, in Lombard Brèmb o Brèmp, is a 74 km Italian river, a left tributary of the Adda, which runs entirely within the Province of Bergamo in the Lombardy Region....
and its tributaries descending from the Prealps located few kilometers northern. The soil is thus of alluvial origin, mostly made up of gravel and grit in the proximity of Brembo River
Brembo River
The Brembo, in Lombard Brèmb o Brèmp, is a 74 km Italian river, a left tributary of the Adda, which runs entirely within the Province of Bergamo in the Lombardy Region....
, clayey in the southerner part of the territory beyond Lesina torrent, rich in humus in the remaining territory . The terrain is suitable for an agricultural exploitation, and for centuries provided subsistence to Presezzo inhabitants; nowadays, only a few part of the territory is still cultivated, most of the land being destined for urbanization.