Calcinate
Comune
Comune di Calcinate
Calcinate
Calcinate
Coat of arms of Calcinate
Coat of arms
Location of Calcinate
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Calcinate is located in Italy
Calcinate
Calcinate
Location of Calcinate in Italy
Calcinate is located in Lombardy
Calcinate
Calcinate
Calcinate (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°37′N 9°48′E / 45.617°N 9.800°E / 45.617; 9.800
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBergamo (BG)
Government
 • MayorAngelo Orlando
Area
[1]
 • Total14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2021)[2]
 • Total5,963
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DemonymCalcinatesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24050
Dialing code035
Patron saintSaint Mary of the Assumption
Saint dayJune 29
WebsiteOfficial website

Calcinate (Bergamasque: Calsinàt) is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. Its economy is mostly based on industry.[citation needed]

History

The origin of the town are Gaulish and Roman, though it is first mentioned in a document from 1148. It was conquered by the Republic of Venice in the 15th century, and remained to it until 1797. In that period it became a flourishing agricultural centre.

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People

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Lutaud, Bénédicte (12 August 2019). "Qui est Vincenzo Vecchi, l'activiste italien arrêté en Bretagne?". Le Figaro. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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