Grassobbio (
Bergamasque
The Bergamasque dialect is the western variant of the Eastern Lombard group of the Lombard language. It is mainly spoken in the province of Bergamo and in the area around Crema, in central Lombardy.
Bergamasque has official status in the pro ...
: or ) is a municipality (''
comune
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'') in the
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo ( it, provincia di Bergamo; lmo, proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of , and contains 243 ''comuni''. Its capital is the city of Bergamo.
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, which consists of 6487 of inhabitants, in the
Italian
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region of
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
. Grassobbio is located in the orographical right side of Serio river and around 8.5km far from the main city of
Bergamo
Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...
.
Grassobbio borders the following municipalities:
Cavernago
Cavernago (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Bergamo.
Cavernago borders the municipalities of Calcinate, Ghi ...
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Orio al Serio
Orio 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 southeast of Bergamo.
Orio al Serio Airport is located in the territory of the ...
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Seriate
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Zanica
Zanica ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of around 8,804 inhabitants in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and south of Bergamo. Zanica borders the following municipalities: ...
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Economy
In the mid 70’s, the now multinational chemical manufacturer Sigma Chemicals Company built its second plant in Grassobbio, after starting in
Mozzo
Mozzo (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about west of Bergamo.
The municipality of Mozzo contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, m ...
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