Camerata Cornello

Camerata Cornello
Comune di Camerata Cornello
Camerata Cornello
Camerata Cornello
Coat of arms of Camerata Cornello
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Camerata Cornello is located in Italy
Camerata Cornello
Camerata Cornello
Location of Camerata Cornello in Italy
Camerata Cornello is located in Lombardy
Camerata Cornello
Camerata Cornello
Camerata Cornello (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°54′N 9°39′E / 45.900°N 9.650°E / 45.900; 9.650
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBergamo (BG)
FrazioniCornello, Cespedosio, Brembella, Bretto
Government
 • MayorGianfranco Lazzarini
Area
 • Total12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total621
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymCameratesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24010
Dialing code0345
Patron saintAssumption of Mary
Saint dayAugust 15
WebsiteOfficial website
the remains of the Castle of Tasso.

Camerata Cornello (Bergamasque: Camerada) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 20 km (12 mi) north of Bergamo.

Camerata Cornello borders the following municipalities: Cassiglio, Lenna, Piazza Brembana, San Giovanni Bianco, Taleggio. Its frazione of Cornello dei Tasso is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

People

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The community was the original home of Omodeo Tasso, the late-13th Century founder of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.[4] On 14 July 1914, Simone Pianetti shot seven local burghers and fled into the mountains.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Lombardia" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ López Jurado, Luis Felipe. Prefilatelia de Murcia: Historia Postal del Reino de Murcia desde 1569 hasta 1861, pp. 26 ff. "La Familia Tassis Archived 2023-08-12 at the Wayback Machine". Editora Regional de Murcia, 2006. Accessed 3 October 2013. (in Spanish)