Grumello del Monte (
Bergamasque
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Bergamasque has official status in the pro ...
: ) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) of about 7,400 inhabitants in the
province of Bergamo
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in the
Italian region of
Lombardy
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, located about northeast of
Milan 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 Como ...
.
Grumello del Monte borders the following municipalities:
Carobbio degli Angeli
Carobbio degli Angeli (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.
Carobbio degli Angeli borders the following muni ...
,
Castelli Calepio
Castelli Calepio (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. The municipal seat is in the ''frazione'' of Tagliuno.
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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 ...
,
Palazzolo sull'Oglio,
Telgate
Telgate (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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,598 and an are ...
.
History
The village's origins date from the Roman domination, as attested by the name, deriving from Latin ''grumus'' (hill). The castle was probably built in the 10th century AD.
Main sights
* The medieval castle, turned into a residence by
Bartolomeo Colleoni in the 14th century.
* Parish church (1720).
* Sanctuary of the ''Madonna del Buon Consiglio'' (15th century)
* Church of ''San Pantaleone''.
Twin towns — sister cities
Grumello del Monte is
twinned with:
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Eymet
Eymet (; oc, Aimet) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is notable as a popular location amongst English speaking immigrants, who account for ten per cent of the local population.
Geography
E ...
, France
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Militello Rosmarino
Militello Rosmarino ( Sicilian: ''Militiedddu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.
Militello Rosmarino borders the following ...
, Italy
References
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