Valtesse
Encyclopedia
Valtesse, located at 45°42′57"N 9°40′05"E is a borough of the city of Bergamo
in the north part of the city between the hill of Città Alta and Maresana Hill
. The population is approximately 10,000.
(administrative unit of the city) and is divided into two Roman Catholic parish
es: Sant'Antonio da Padova and Sant'Colombano.
Valtesse borders with the borough of Valverde, Bergamo
, Conca Fiorita, Monterosso and the municipality of Ponteranica
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...
in the north part of the city between the hill of Città Alta and Maresana Hill
Maresana Hill
Maresana is a hill north of the city of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. Its maximum elevation is 546 metres above sea level.Maresana belongs to the cities and villages of Bergamo, Ponteranica, Torre Boldone, and Ranica...
. The population is approximately 10,000.
Overview
Valtesse is a part of the fourth circoscrizioneCircoscrizione
Circoscrizione can refer to two different administrative units of Italy. One is an electoral district approximating to the English "constituency" but typically the size of a province or region depending on the election...
(administrative unit of the city) and is divided into two Roman Catholic parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es: Sant'Antonio da Padova and Sant'Colombano.
Valtesse borders with the borough of Valverde, Bergamo
Valverde, Bergamo
Valverde, located at is a quarter in the city of Bergamo, located on the north side of the hill of città alta . It has a population of approximately 1,000....
, Conca Fiorita, Monterosso and the municipality of Ponteranica
Ponteranica
Ponteranica is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 4 km northwest of Bergamo...