Gazzaniga ( Bergamasque : Gagianiga or Gazanega ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy , located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Bergamo .
4-782: Gazzaniga borders the following municipalities: Albino , Aviatico , Cene , Cornalba , Costa di Serina , Fiorano al Serio , Vertova . Traces of human presence in the Bronze Age have been found in Gazzaniga. The first document attesting to the existence of a burgh (castle) dates from 476 AD when the Barbarian king Odoacer ransacked it. In the Middle Ages Gazzaniga was part of the Confederazione de Honio together with neighbouring communes; in 1397 Gazzaniga
8-496: A in vico Albines dates from 892 AD. Later, entangled in the struggles between Guelphs and Ghibellines , the town was strongly fortified, a castle being built in the 14th century. Later it was under the Republic of Venice , with a strong increasing of textile and iron industry, peculiarities which still characterize Albino today. Albino received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of December 27, 1991. Since 2009,
12-529: Is located northeast of Bergamo and is situated in the valley of the river Serio ( Val Seriana ). The comune is included in the perimeter of the Alpine Convention international treaty. Archaeological findings have showed that the area was already settled in the Copper Age . In Roman times there were settlements in the area (probably of Gaulish origin), though the first document mentioning
16-679: Was destroyed by the Ghibellines , and again by the Guelphs in the next year. Later Gazzaniga was in the possession of the Republic of Venice . In 1629 Gazzaniga suffered from a plague . This article on a location in the Province of Bergamo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Albino, Italy Albino ( Bergamasque : Albì ) is a comune in the province of Bergamo , in Lombardy , northern Italy . It
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