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Italy and the Colors of it's Flag
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In 49 BC Bergamo became a Roman municipality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo
Bergamo is divided into two sections: the old, hilltop town and the modern, lower sector.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bergamo.html
Right at the end of the foothills, the North of the city of Bergamo starts. I think thats pretty coolio, maybe its just me :)
Bergamo is often referred to as "Walled City."
http://www.mapsofworld.com/italy/cities/bergamo/
The foothills of the Alps that is.....yo
Since Bergamo is the capital of it's province, they host the public administration offices of provincial interest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo
The commune is home to circa 117,000 inhabitants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo
Bergamo is divided into two sections: the old, hilltop town and the modern, lower sector.
-http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bergamo.html
HAHAHA there is no way i got the same fact from kailey....GRRR and from the same site....ok lets try this==> The town consists of two distinct parts, the older Città Alta, upon a hill 1200 ft. above sea-level, strongly fortified by the Venetians, and the new town (Citta Bassa) below, the two being connected by a funicular railway
-http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bergamo
The two parts of Bergamo are separated, both physically and symbolically, by the powerful Venetian Walls, which were built by the Serenissima Republic of Venice in the second half of the 16th century to defend the city.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/331/
Bargamo was originally known as Barra=]
http://ezinearticles.com/?Guide-to-Bergamo,-Lombardy,-Italy&id=5833
The populationis in Bergamo 130,000 - 450,000 in the metropolitan area
Source:
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/28462/index.html
Bergamo is home to the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, built in the 12th century.
http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/bergamotourist.html
Originally a Gallic settlement, it later became a Lombard duchy.
www.answers.com
Bergamo is a town in Lombardy, Italy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo
The walled city of Citta Alta actually still closes down its protective gates each night, I believe when the clock tower strikes 12. It sounds very Cinderella-ish, but I remember because my friends live in Bergamo and we spent a lot of time in Citta Alta and we had to make sure we left before we were locked in at night!
Source: personal experience! (I only point this out, not to brag, but because Citta Alta and Bergamo as a whole is seriously one of my most favorite places on earth!!!)
Originally a Gallic town, Bergamo became an independent commune in the 12th cent. It came under the rule (1329-1427) of the Visconti and then of Venice until 1797, when it was included in the Cisalpine Republic.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bergamo.html
Bargamo is supposidly founded by Cydno.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Guide-to-Bergamo,-Lombardy,-Italy&id=5833
The Estrscans turned it into a fortress in 6th century B.C.
http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/04-10/guide-to-bergamo-italy.html
Bergamo hosts the public administration offices of provincial interest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo
The current birth rate of Bergamo is 8.72 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 9.45 births.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo
October 12
The latitude and longitude in Bergamo is
Latitude (DMS) 9° 43' 0'
Longitude (DMS) 45° 41' 0'
http://www.travelpost.com/EU/Italy/Lombardy/Bergamo/6952691
It came to the rule of Visconti and then in the Venice in 1797.
Bergamo is an italian airport
Bergamo is a town in lombardy italy
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