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Bergamo

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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

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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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