Curno (
Bergamasque: ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (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
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region of
Lombardy
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, located about northeast of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...
and about southwest 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 ...
. As of 31 December 2006, it had a population of 7,590 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Curno contains the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a '' comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate terri ...
'' (subdivision) Marigolda.
Curno borders the following municipalities:
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 ...
,
Bonate Sopra
Bonate Sopra (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about west of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,042 and an area o ...
,
Mozzo
Mozzo ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about west of Bergamo.
The municipality of Mozzo contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, ...
,
Ponte San Pietro
Ponte San Pietro ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is about northeast of Milan and about west of Bergamo.
Sights include the Villa Mapelli Mozzi.
Geography
Ponte San Pietro is built on ...
,
Treviolo.
History
Before the 1960s, Curno was a village inhabited by farmers. Then, since the years of ''Miracolo economico'', the main sector of activities has been industry. Since the first years of the 1990s, the municipality has allowed construction of many shopping malls in the area of the ''comune''.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
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