Vaprio d'Adda

Vaprio d'Adda
Comune
Comune di Vaprio d'Adda
The river Adda from Vaprio d’Adda.

Coat of arms
Vaprio d'Adda
Location of Vaprio d'Adda in Italy
Coordinates: 45°35′N 9°32′E / 45.583°N 9.533°E / 45.583; 9.533Coordinates: 45°35′N 9°32′E / 45.583°N 9.533°E / 45.583; 9.533
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Metropolitan city Milan (MI)
Government
  Mayor Andrea Benvenuto Beretta
Area
  Total 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi)
Elevation 161 m (528 ft)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
  Total 8,808
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vapriesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 20069
Dialing code 02
Website Official website

Vaprio d'Adda (Milanese: Vaver; Bergamasque: Aer; locally Vavar) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Milan.

Vaprio d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Trezzo sull'Adda, Capriate San Gervasio, Grezzago, Canonica d'Adda, Pozzo d'Adda, Cassano d'Adda, Fara Gera d'Adda.

Main sights

  • San Bernardino, ruins of Romanesque church
  • San Colombano; 12th-century Romanesque church
  • Villa Melzi, where Leonardo da Vinci resided for a while when studying channelling of waters in the Milanese area. It includes a fresco of Madonna with Child attributed to him or his school.
  • Villa Castelbarco: private 18th century villa and gardens

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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