Piazzatorre (

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 ...

: ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region of

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, located about northeast of

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and about north 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 ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 475 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. Piazzatorre borders the following municipalities: Branzi,

Isola di Fondra Isola di Fondra ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo. It is formed by three hamlets, Fondra, Pusdosso and Tra ...

Mezzoldo Mezzoldo ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 225 and an area of ...

, Moio de' Calvi,

Olmo al Brembo Olmo al Brembo ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo. Olmo al Brembo borders the following municipalities: ...

Piazzolo Piazzolo (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 92 and an area o ...

Valleve Valleve ( Bergamasque: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 145 and an area ...

Tourism

In the territory of Piazzotorre exists the ski area of Torcole. The first upper-class

ese tourists began to arrive in Piazzotorre at the beginning of the 20th century. Until the 1940s of the past century there was only summer tourism but due to the development of the Torcole Ski Area, winter tourism began in Piazzatorre.

Demographic evolution

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References

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