Valgoglio
Encyclopedia
Valgoglio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 80 km northeast of Milan
and about 35 km northeast of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 614 and an area of 31.8 km².
Valgoglio borders the following municipalities: Ardesio
, Branzi
, Carona, Gandellino
, Gromo
.
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 80 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 35 km northeast 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 614 and an area of 31.8 km².
Valgoglio borders the following municipalities: Ardesio
Ardesio
Ardesio is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. It also has a piazza, a square named Piazza del Santuario. On the last Sunday of January people in Ardesio have a goat and donkey exhibition. In this exhibition you can find every kind of goats and donkeys...
, Branzi
Branzi
Branzi is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 35 km north of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 762 and an area of 25.3 km²...
, Carona, Gandellino
Gandellino
Gandellino is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 40 km northeast of Bergamo...
, Gromo
Gromo
Gromo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 35 km northeast of Bergamo...
.