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12-657: Imbersago is situated on the Adda River and borders the following municipalities: Calco , Merate , Robbiate , Villa d'Adda . There are no known archaeological finds for the Imbersago area. In the surrounding area, however, human frequentations are known starting from the middle Paleolithic. In the area the Celts took over the pile-dwelling settlements, subjected in turn by the Romans. The medieval history of Imbersago sees

24-622: A course of about 313 kilometres (194 mi), joins the Po , 13 kilometres (8 mi) above Cremona. The Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge , erected in 1377, holds the world record of 72 metres (236 ft) for the longest bridge arch built before the introduction of metal into bridge construction. The lower course of the Adda was formerly the border between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan , after

36-686: Is a river in North Italy , a tributary of the Po . It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como . The Adda joins the Po a few kilometres upstream of Cremona . It is 313 kilometres (194 mi) long. The highest point of the drainage basin is the summit of la Spedla (a subpeak of Piz Bernina ), at 4,020 metres (13,190 ft). Towns along the river Adda include Bormio , Tirano , Sondrio , Bellagio and Lecco (both on Lake Como), Brivio and Lodi . One tributary,

48-595: Is slowly regressing, although to a lesser extent than other Lombard dialects, especially those spoken in the cities. Most of the population, as in all of Italy, belongs to the Catholic Church, and belongs to the three churches located in the parish: the church of San Marcellino, the church of San Paolo, and the Sanctuary of Madonna del Bosco. All three churches belong to the Archdiocese of Milan and follow

60-882: Is united with a second branch which flows from the mountains of Mezzoldo . During its course it is fed by numerous water courses; those with the greatest flows are the Stabina , from Valtorta , the Parina , the Enna , a torrente of the Val Taleggio which joins the Brembo in the small town of San Giovanni Bianco , the Ambria , a torrente of the Valle Serina and the Dordo , a stream of Isola di Bergamo . The Brembo flows into

72-716: The Poschiavino , arises in Switzerland and runs through the town of Poschiavo . The Adda's true source is in Alpisella valley near the head of the Fraele glen , but its volume is increased by the union with several smaller streams, near the town of Bormio , at the Rhaetian Alps . Thence it flows first southwest, then due west, through the fertile Valtellina , passing Tirano , where the Poschiavino falls in on

84-593: The Treaty of Lodi , 1454; and on its banks several important battles have been fought, notably that of Lodi , where Napoleon defeated the Austrians in 1796; several battles have also taken place at the bridgehead of Cassano d'Adda and surrounding countryside: Prince Eugene of Savoy fought the French here in 1705, and Count Alexander Suvorov forced the river in 1799. The Adda has the following tributaries (R on

96-591: The Ambrosian rite. In Manzoni's masterpiece I promessi sposi , the lovers escape from Milan by crossing the Adda in Imbersago. Emilio De Marchi set his work Giacomo l’idealista in Imbersago, and could not help but mention the Sanctuary providing a fairly accurate description. A film of the same name was made from the book in 1948, directed by Alberto Lattuada and interpreted by Marina Berti. Luigi Santucci also talked about it in his book Brianza ed altri amori . Ermanno Olmi 's film E venne un uomo , centered on

108-516: The figure of Pope Giovanni XXIII, was shot in part in Imbersago, and to be precise in the Garavesa area and at the Sanctuary. This article on a location in the Province of Lecco is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Adda River The Adda ( Latin : Abdua , or Addua ; Lombard : Ada or, again, Adda in local dialects where the double consonants are marked)

120-628: The right bank, L on the left, from source to mouth): Brembo River The Brembo ( Lombard :  Brèmb or Brèmp ) is a 74-kilometer (46 mi) Italian river, a left tributary of the Adda , which runs entirely within the Province of Bergamo in the Lombardy Region . The Brembo springs from the Bergamo Alps at the foot of Pizzo del Diavolo ; on reaching Lenna it

132-531: The right bank, and Sondrio , where the Mallero joins, also on the right. This first half of the course of the Adda makes it the only big river of northern Italy to flow from east to west. It falls into Lake Como , at its northern end, and mainly forms that lake. On issuing from its southeastern or Lecco arm, it crosses the plain of Lombardy where it is joined from the left by the Brembo , Serio , and finally, after

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144-627: The town lined up in favor of the Guelphs, and as a point of contact between the area of Milan and the Republic of Venice. In addition to the Italian language, in Imbersago is also used the local Brianza dialect, a variant of the Lombard language. Like all western Lombard dialects, local Brianza dialect is also substantially a Romance language derived from Latin. Currently, the use of this dialect

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