Ardesio
Ardesio | |
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| Comune di Ardesio | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Bergamo (BG) |
| Frazioni | Ave, Valcanale, Ludrigno, Carpignolo Ponte Seghe, More, Valzella, Zanetti, Marinoni, Cerete, Cacciamali, Piazzolo, Botto Alto, Rizzoli, Bani, Babes, Valle, Albareti |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvan Caccia |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.76 km2 (20.76 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,603 m (5,259 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2016)[1] | |
• Total | 3,483 |
| • Density | 64.79/km2 (167.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ardesiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24020 |
| Dialing code | 0346 |
| Patron saint | San Giorgio |
| Saint day | 23 April |
| Website | Official website |
Ardesio (Bergamasque: Ardés) is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy.
Events
[edit | edit source]On the last Sunday of January people in Ardesio have a goat and donkey exhibition. In this exhibition you can find every kind of goats and donkeys.
Every 31 January there is "La scasada dol zenerù" (the chasing of January). On this day they celebrate the end of the cold season. A puppet representing January is burnt at the city hall.
On 23 June people celebrate the anniversary of the Virgin apparition. This event commemorates two girls seeing the Virgin Mary in 1607. A procession is held with a statue representing the Virgin, the two girls and the baby Jesus.
Bounding communes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ ISTAT Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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