Piazzatorre
Comune
Comune di Piazzatorre
A view of Piazzatorre during summer
Coat of arms
Location of Piazzatorre
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Coordinates: 46°0′N 9°41′E / 46.000°N 9.683°E / 46.000; 9.683
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Bergamo (BG)
Area ^[1]
• Total	23.6 km² (9.1 sq mi)
Elevation	868 m (2,848 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)^[2]
• Total	475
• Density	20/km² (52/sq mi)
Demonym	Piazzatorresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24010
Dialing code	0345

Piazzatorre (Bergamasque: Piassatór) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Milan and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 475 and an area of 23.6 square kilometres (9.1 sq mi).^[3]

Piazzatorre borders the following municipalities: Branzi, Isola di Fondra, Mezzoldo, Moio de' Calvi, Olmo al Brembo, Piazzolo, Valleve.

Tourism

In the territory of Piazzotorre exists the ski area of Torcole.

The first upper-class Milanese tourists began to arrive in Piazzotorre at the beginning of the 20th century. Until the 1940s of the past century there was only summer tourism but due to the development of the Torcole Ski Area, winter tourism began in Piazzatorre. ^[4]

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Bolet, Sarkan. "Discovering Italy's Top Destinations". Retrieved 19 September 2023.

Lombardy · Comuni of the Province of Bergamo