Rodengo-Saiano (
Brescian
Eastern Lombard is a group of closely related variants of Lombard, a Gallo-Italic dialect spoken in Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua, in the area around Cremona and in parts of Trentino. Its main variants are Be ...
: ) is a ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Brescia, in
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
. A center of the
Franciacorta
The territory of Franciacorta, from Latin "franchae curtes", which means "exempted from paying duties", is a section of the Province of Brescia in the Italian Region of Lombardy. Franciacorta is known for its wine production and includes world-f ...
historical region, it was founded in 1927 from the communes of Rodengo and Saiano.
It is home to a
Cluniac
The Cluniac Reforms (also called the Benedictine Reform) were a series of changes within medieval monasticism of the Western Church focused on restoring the traditional monastic life, encouraging art, and caring for the poor. The movement began wit ...
monastery, the
Abbazia di San Nicola (Abbey of St. Nicholas), founded in the mid-11th century.
Twin towns
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Kürten
Kürten is a village and a municipality in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Kürten is situated approximately 25 km east of Cologne.
Neighbouring places
Nearby cities include Bergisch Gladbach ...
, Germany
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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