Carobbio degli Angeli (
Bergamasque: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo ( it, provincia di Bergamo; lmo, proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of , and contains 243 '' comuni''. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. ...
in the
Italian region of
Lombardy
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, located about northeast of
Milan
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and about southeast of
Bergamo
Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Com ...
.
Carobbio degli Angeli borders the following municipalities:
Bolgare
Bolgare ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. It is situated in the plain between the rivers Serio and Oglio, 13 km southeast of Bergamo.
Bounding communes
*Gorlago
* Carobbio degli Angeli
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Chiuduno,
Gandosso
Gandosso ( Bergamasque: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo.
Gandosso borders the following municipalities: Carobbio ...
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Gorlago
Gorlago ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo.
Gorlago borders the following municipalities: Bolgare, Ca ...
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Grumello del Monte
Grumello del Monte (Bergamasque: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) of about 7,400 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo.
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,
Trescore Balneario.
History
The village has Roman origins. In the 14th century AD it received a castle. Later it was a possession of the
Republic of Venice
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The current ''comune'' was created in 1928 through the merger of Carobbio and Santo Stefano degli Angeli.
Main sights
*''Castello degli Angeli'' ("Castle of the Angels")
*''Villa Riccardi'', used by the bishops of Bergamo for their leisure.
References
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