Telgate (

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 ''

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'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the

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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 southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,598 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. Telgate borders the following municipalities: Bolgare,

Chiuduno Chiuduno ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo, in Italian region of Lombardy; Chiuduno is located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo, midway between the Bergamo plain and the Valcalepi ...

, Grumello del Monte,

Palazzolo sull'Oglio Palazzolo sull'Oglio ( Brescian and Bergamasque: ; locally ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is located south of Lake Iseo, bordering the Province of Bergamo, and has a popula ...

Palosco Palosco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,353 and an area ...

. The main church is San Giovanni Battista.

Twin towns — sister cities

Telgate is twinned with: * Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia

References

External links

Official website
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