Pontida (
Bergamasque: ) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) 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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in the
Italian 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 ...
, located about northeast of
Milan and about northwest 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 3,112 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
It has been the location of the
Pontida's Oath on 7 April 1167.
Pontida received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on July 11, 2006.
Geography
The municipality of Pontida contains the ''
frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Boffuro, Buttarello, Cà Barile, Cà Frosco, Cà Pietaglio, Canto, Cerchiera, Costa, Gaggio Sopra, Gaggio Sotto, Ghiringhello, Grombosco, Gromfaleggio, Massera, Metà Ripa di Sotto, Odiago, Roncallo, Sotto i Ronchi, Torchio, Valmora
Pontida borders the following municipalities:
Ambivere,
Brivio
Brivio ( Brianzöö: ; Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecco, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is served by Olgiate-Calco-Brivio railway station
Olgiate-Calco-Brivio is a railway station in Italy. Located ...
,
Calco
Calco ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,284 and an area of .All dem ...
,
Caprino Bergamasco
Caprino Bergamasco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population o ...
,
Carvico
Carvico ( 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,355 and an area ...
,
Cisano Bergamasco,
Palazzago
Palazzago (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,658 and an a ...
,
Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII
Sotto il Monte ( lmo, label= Bergamasque, Sóta 'l Mut; "Under the Mountain"), officially Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, is a '' comune'' in northern Italy. Located in the Province of Bergamo in the Region of Lombardy, the town's official name, m ...
,
Villa d'Adda.
Demographic evolution
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History
Pontida's main claim to historical renown is due to the
Oath of Pontida, signed there in 1167 and marking the foundation of the
Lombard League,
[Lexikon des Mittelalters: Band IV Seite 931] which nine years later would go on to defeat
Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa at the
Battle of Legnano
The Battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on May 29, 1176, near the town of Legnano in present-day Lombardy, in Italy. Although the presence of the enemy nearby wa ...
.
The "Oath of Pontida" often inspired Italian nationalists during the 19th century
Risorgimento, struggling against the Austrian occupation, and seeing this historical event as a precedent and inspiration for their own struggle.
References
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