Caprino Bergamasco ( Bergamasque : Cavrì ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy , located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Bergamo . As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,908 and an area of 8.6 square kilometres (3.3 sq mi).
8-401: The municipality of Caprino Bergamasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sant'Antonio d'Adda, Celana, Opreno, Perlupario, Formorone and Ombria. Caprino Bergamasco borders the following municipalities: Cisano Bergamasco , Palazzago , Pontida , Roncola , Torre de' Busi . The village was home to a hotel for artists run by librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni in
16-423: A clump of houses. Not every hamlet is classified as a frazione ; those that are not are often referred to as località , for example, in the telephone book. In some cases, frazioni are more populous than the capoluogo of the comune . Due to unusual circumstances or to the depopulation of the capoluogo , the town hall and its administrative functions can move to one of the frazioni : the comune still retains
24-676: A small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most frazioni were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territorial subdivisions in the country. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley , a frazione is officially called hameau in French . In South Tyrol , a frazione is called Fraktion in German and frazion in Ladin . The term frazioni refers to
32-425: The mayor ( sindaco ) of the comune , often on the recommendation of deliberative bodies such as the communal council ( consiglio ) or the giunta , or as a result of a petition by enough residents of the frazione involved; although there was no official provision for frazioni to group together with the appointment of a single prosindaco , this did happen quite often. Under current law, however, Article 54 of
40-602: The 1880s. Fellow librettist Ferdinando Fontana was a frequent visitor. It was in Caprino Bergamasco that Fontana wrote the libretto for Giacomo Puccini 's opera Edgar . This article on a location in the Province of Bergamo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Frazione A frazione ( pl. : frazioni ) is a type of subdivision of a comune ( municipality ) in Italy, often
48-548: The case of the five autonomous regions (see regions of Italy ), where this was controlled at the regional level. By the Legislative Decree 267/2000 to implement amendments to Title V of the Italian Constitution, the individual comuni now define the frazioni within their borders. Under the former legislation, a frazione had the option of having a submayor ( prosindaco ), who was appointed by
56-458: The name of the capoluogo . Historically, many frazioni came into being during the Fascist era, when a major effort was made to consolidate and rationalize the territorial subdivisions of the country. Sometimes, a frazione represents a former comune that was believed to be no longer viable. Until 2000, the central government established the frazioni and defined their borders, except in
64-432: The villages or hamlets that often make up a comune (a type of municipal-level government) in rural Italian areas. Subdivision of a comune is optional; some comuni have no frazioni , but others have several dozen. The comune usually has the same name of the capoluogo , but not always, in which case it is called a comune sparso . In practice, most frazioni are small villages or hamlets , occasionally just
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