Calcinate

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Calcinate

45°37′N 9°48′E / 45.617°N 9.800°E / 45.617; 9.800CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceBergamo (BG)Government

• MayorAngelo OrlandoArea

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• Total14 km² (5 sq mi)Elevation

186 m (610 ft)Population

(31 May 2021)^[2]

• Total5,963 • Density430/km² (1,100/sq mi)DemonymCalcinatesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

24050

Dialing code035Patron saintSaint Mary of the AssumptionSaint dayJune 29WebsiteOfficial 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.

Main sights

Santa Maria Assunta - baroque parish church
San Martino (c. 14th century) - romanesque church

People

Pietro Vierchowod (born 1959), footballer for Sampdoria, Roma and Milan
Manolo Gabbiadini (born 1991), footballer for Sampdoria
Melania Gabbiadini (born 1983), retired footballer for Verona
Andrea Belotti (born 1993), footballer for Torino
Vincenzo Vecchi (born 1970), anarchist.^[3]

References

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