Mezzoldo (
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
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Bergamo
The province of Bergamo (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of , and contains 242 ''comune, comuni'' (municipali ...
in the
Italian region of
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
, located about northeast of
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
and about north of
Bergamo
Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 225 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Mezzoldo contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ca' San Marco and Ponte delle Acque. Mezzoldo is also the last village on the south side of
San Marco Pass
The San Marco Pass () is a mountain pass that links Val Brembana with Valtellina in the Bergamo Alps.
History
In the late 16th century, the city of Bergamo and its surrounding areas were part of the Republic of Venice and Valtellina was par ...
.
Mezzoldo borders the following municipalities:
Albaredo per San Marco
Albaredo per San Marco () is a (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Sondrio.
Albaredo is crossed by the road of San Marco Pass.
Albaredo per ...
,
Averara
Averara (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. It is one of the smallest and least populated ''comunes'' in the province of Bergamo.
It is surrounded by the following ''comuni'': Bema, Albaredo per San M ...
,
Olmo al Brembo,
Piazzatorre,
Piazzolo,
Tartano and
Valleve.
Demographic evolution
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References
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