Gazzaniga

Gazzaniga
Comune
Comune di Gazzaniga
View of the frazione Orezzo
Coat of arms
Gazzaniga Location of Gazzaniga in Italy
Coordinates: 45°48′N 9°50′E / 45.800°N 9.833°E / 45.800; 9.833Coordinates: 45°48′N 9°50′E / 45.800°N 9.833°E / 45.800; 9.833
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni	Masserini, Orezzo
Government
• Mayor	Marco Masserini
Area
• Total	14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)[1]
• Total	5,044
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Gazzanighesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24025
Dialing code	035
Patron saint	St. Hyppolite of Rome
Saint day	August 13

The Briolini mausoleum

Gazzaniga (Bergamasque: Gagianiga or Gazanega) 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 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Bergamo.

Gazzaniga borders the following municipalities: Albino, Aviatico, Cene, Cornalba, Costa di Serina, Fiorano al Serio, Vertova.

History

Traces of human presence in the Bronze Age have been found in Gazzaniga. The first document attesting the existence of a burgh (castle) dates from 476 AD, when the Barbarian king Odoacer ransacked it. In the Middle Ages Gazzaniga was part of the Confederazione de Honio together with neighbouring communes; in 1397 Gazzaniga was destroyed by the Ghibellines, and again by the Guelphs in the next year.

Later Gazzaniga was in the possession of the Republic of Venice. In 1629 Gazzaniga suffered from a plague.

Demographic evolution

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