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Gazzaniga (
Bergamasque
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Bergamasque has official status in the pro ...
: or ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Bergamo
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in the
Italian
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region of
Lombardy
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, located about northeast of
Milan
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and northeast of
Bergamo
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.
Gazzaniga borders the following municipalities:
Albino
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,
Aviatico
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,
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,
Cornalba
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,
Costa di Serina
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Zogno (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (munici ...
,
Fiorano al Serio
Fiorano al Serio ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo.
Fiorano al Serio borders the following municipa ...
,
Vertova
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.
History
Traces of human presence in the
Bronze Age
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have been found in Gazzaniga. The first document attesting the existence of a burgh (castle) dates from 476 AD, when the Barbarian king
Odoacer
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ransacked it. In the Middle Ages Gazzaniga was part of the
Confederazione de Honio together with neighbouring communes; in 1397 Gazzaniga was destroyed by the
Ghibellines
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During the 12th and 13th centuries, rivalr ...
, and again by the
Guelphs
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During the 12th and 13th centuries, rivalr ...
in the next year.
Later Gazzaniga was in the possession of the
Republic of Venice
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. In 1629 Gazzaniga suffered from a
plague
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Demographic evolution
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References
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