Valtesse, located at , is a quarter of the city of

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in the north part of the city between the hill of Città Alta and

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. The population is approximately 10,000. Valtesse was a part of the fourth

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(administrative unit of the city), and is divided into two

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es: Sant'Antonio da Padova and San Colombano. Valtesse borders with the borough of Valverde, Bergamo, Conca Fiorita, Monterosso and the municipality of

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. Composer

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was buried in the cemetery of Valtesse in 1848, before his body was transferred to Bergamo's

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in 1875.

References

Former municipalities of Lombardy Quarters of Bergamo {{Bergamo-geo-stub