Vilminore di Scalve
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Vilminore di Scalve is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 90 km northeast of Milan
and about 45 km northeast of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,541 and an area of 40.9 km².
The municipality of Vilminore di Scalve contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Vilmaggiore, S. Andrea, Dezzolo, Bueggio, Nona, Pezzolo, Pianezza, and Teveno.
Vilminore di Scalve borders the following municipalities: Azzone
, Colere
, Gromo
, Oltressenda Alta
, Rovetta
, Schilpario
, Teglio
, Valbondione
.
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 90 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 45 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 1,541 and an area of 40.9 km².
The municipality of Vilminore di Scalve contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Vilmaggiore, S. Andrea, Dezzolo, Bueggio, Nona, Pezzolo, Pianezza, and Teveno.
Vilminore di Scalve borders the following municipalities: Azzone
Azzone
Azzone is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 45 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 458 and an area of 16.8 km².Azzone borders the following municipalities:...
, Colere
Colere
Colere is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 45 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...
, Oltressenda Alta
Oltressenda Alta
Oltressenda Alta is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km northeast of Bergamo...
, Rovetta
Rovetta
Rovetta is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,611 and an area of 24.0 km².The municipality of Rovetta contains the...
, Schilpario
Schilpario
Schilpario is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 50 km northeast of Bergamo...
, Teglio
Teglio
Teglio is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland....
, Valbondione
Valbondione
Valbondione is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 45 km north of Bergamo...
.