Camerata Cornello

Camerata Cornello
Comune
Comune di Camerata Cornello

Camerata Cornello

Coat of arms
Camerata Cornello

Location of Camerata Cornello in Italy

Coordinates: 45°54′N 9°39′E / 45.900°N 9.650°E / 45.900; 9.650Coordinates: 45°54′N 9°39′E / 45.900°N 9.650°E / 45.900; 9.650
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Province of Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni Cornello, Cespedosio, Brembella, Bretto
Government
  Mayor Francesca Maria Giudici
Area
  Total 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation 570 m (1,870 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)[1]
  Total 601
  Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cameratesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 24010
Dialing code 0345
Patron saint St. Mary Assunta
Saint day August 15

Camerata Cornello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 20 km (12 mi) north of Bergamo.

Camerata Cornello borders the following municipalities: Cassiglio, Lenna, Piazza Brembana, San Giovanni Bianco, Taleggio.

The community was the original home of Omodeo Tasso, the late-13th Century founder of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.[2] On 14 July 1914, Simone Pianetti shot seven other locals and fled into the mountains.

Demographic evolution

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. López Jurado, Luis Felipe. Prefilatelia de Murcia: Historia Postal del Reino de Murcia desde 1569 hasta 1861, pp. 26 ff. "La Familia Tassis". Editora Regional de Murcia, 2006. Accessed 3 October 2013. (Spanish)


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