Predore (
Bergamasque
The Bergamasque dialect is the western variant of the Eastern Lombard group of the Lombard language. It is mainly spoken in the province of Bergamo and in the area around Crema, in central Lombardy.
Bergamasque has official status in the p ...
: ) 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 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
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region of
Lombardy, 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 h ...
and about east of
Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,837 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Predore borders the following municipalities:
Iseo Iseo may refer to:
Acronyms
* International Sustainable Energy Organization (ISEO)
Places Italy
* Iseo, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia
* Lake Iseo, a lake in the Provinces of Bergamo and Brescia, Lombardy
* Provaglio d'Iseo, ...
,
Sarnico
Sarnico ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, about northeast of Milan and about east of Bergamo at the southern end of Lake Iseo.
Sarnico borders the following municip ...
,
Tavernola Bergamasca,
Viadanica,
Vigolo.
History
Located beyond the Valcalepio, on the right bank of
Lake Iseo
Lake Iseo or Iseo lake ( ; it, Lago d'Iseo ; lmo, Lach d'Izé, label=Eastern Lombard), also known as Sebino (; la, Sebinus), is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio River.
It is in the north of the country in the Val ...
(which divides the province of Brescia from that of Bergamo), it is not easy to establish its origins.
Numerous artifacts from that period have been found: the remains of a Roman road and the ancient port, which made Predore an active center, some coins dating back to the third century, and remains of internal flooring dating back to the Roman period that were found by digging in the district of the lake.
Furthermore, at the beginning of the century, remains of bathing pools were found, suggesting that the Romans came to spend their holidays on the beaches of the village. Another evidence of the Roman presence is the temple dedicated to Diana, goddess of the woods and forests, made in white stone, which was donated in 1743 to the municipality of
Bergamo.
In the Middle Ages, Predore was a fortress like the neighboring municipalities. On the shores of the lake there was a palace protected by two towers. In this period in the territory the main warlike conflicts were limited to those between Guelphs and Ghibellines. The half tower, symbol of the municipality, is legendarily linked to the disputes between these two factions.
Comune di Predore
Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Demographic evolution
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