Gorlago (Bergamasque: Gorlàgh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Bergamo.
Gorlago | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Gorlago | |
 Church | |
Location of Gorlago  | |
  Gorlago Location of Gorlago in Italy  Gorlago Gorlago (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 9°49′E / 45.667°N 9.817°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Bergamo (BG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gianluigi Marcassoli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,186 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gorlaghesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24060 |
| Dialing code | 035 |
| Website | Official website |
Gorlago borders the following municipalities: Bolgare, Carobbio degli Angeli, Costa di Mezzate, Montello, San Paolo d'Argon, Trescore Balneario.
The opera singer Luigi Bolis owned a villa and farm estate on the banks of the Cherio River in Gorlago in the late 19th century and died there in 1905.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
External links
edit
 | This article on a location in the Province of Bergamo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |