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Bergamo , city (1991 pop. 114,936), capital of Bergamo prov., in Lombardy, N Italy, in the foothills of the Alps. It is an industrial center and an agricultural market. Manufactures include machinery, textiles, and cement. 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. Bergamo is divided into two sections: the old, hilltop town and the modern, lower sector. Noteworthy buildings in the old town include a Romanesque church (12th cent.), the beautiful Renaissance Colleoni chapel (15th cent.), and a 14th-century baptistery.

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Bergamo, Lombardy/Italy Bergomum Situated in the foothills of the Alps, it became a Roman town in 196 bc. Both names are derived from a word of probably Celtic origin, berg; as in modern‐day German, it means ‘mountain’. The city was under French control between 1797 and 1815 when it was transferred to Austria. It joined the Kingdom of Italy in 1859.

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