Palazzolo sull'Oglio (

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and

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: ; locally ) is a city and ''

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'' in the

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, in the region of

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in northern

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. It is located south of

Lake Iseo Lake Iseo or Iseo lake ( ; it, Lago d'Iseo ; lmo, Lach d'Izé, label=Eastern Lombard), also known as Sebino (; la, Sebinus), is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio River. It is in the north of the country in the Val C ...

, bordering the

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, and has a population of 20,208. It is the fifth largest city in the Province, after

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and

Lumezzane Lumezzane (Brescian: ; locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 () it is one of the largest towns in the province of Brescia. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a side val ...

History

The town was founded on the banks of the river

Oglio The Oglio (; Latin ''Ollius'', or ''Olius''; Lombard ''Òi''; Cremonese ''Ùi'') is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is long. In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its of length, it occupies the 2nd pla ...

. The first references to the name "Palazzolo" date to 830 AD. Palazzolo was a fundamental industrial centre of Italy at the end of the 19th century (Marzoli, Lanfranchi, Italcementi, Ferrari) and the city was known as the small Italian Manchester. On 24 August 1954, the town was celebrated as a city with a presidential decree. The Tower of the People, the symbol of the city, was built between 1813 and 1830 and today is the highest round tower in Italy, with its 85 meters and 7 meters of statue on top. The Roman bridge, in the city centre, is the oldest building of Palazzolo, dating back to the 4th century.

Main sights

* The Tower of the People (''Torre del Popolo''). * The Castle. * The Roman Bridge. * The Ancient Pieve (''Antica Pieve''). * The cathedral (''Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta''). * The three Kupfer villas (''Le ville Kupfer'').

Transport

From Palazzolo it is very easy to get to the main cities and towns throughout Italy. The train station is not far from the centre and operates on the

Bergamo–Brescia railway The Bergamo–Brescia railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. The railway from Bergamo to Brescia was opened between 1854 and 1857 as a part of the original connection between Milan and Venice. See also * List of railway lines in Italy ...

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

and

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

can be reached by train changing in

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 ...

or in

. The A4 highway, the most important Italian route, has an exit called Palazzolo, that is actually in the north of the town. The nearest International Airport is

Orio al Serio International Airport Orio al Serio International Airport, () the List of the busiest airports in Italy, third busiest international airport in Italy, is in Orio al Serio, southeast of Bergamo and north-east of Milan, where it operates alongside Malpensa Airport an ...

, just 15 minutes by car.

Sports

Founded in 1913, the soccer association for the town is

Associazione Calcio Palazzolo Associazione Calcio Palazzolo S.r.l. is an Italian association football club located in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie D. History It was founded in 1913. Between 1989 (when it acquired the sports title of ''G.S ...

(Palazzolo Soccer Association). They play in the local stadium, ''Stadio Comunale'', which holds up to 4,500 people.

People

Durante Duranti Durante Duranti (5 October 1507 – 24 December 1557) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Durante Duranti was born in Palazzolo sull'Oglio on 5 October 1507. As a young man, he studied jurisprudence in Brescia and becam ...

, cardinal and bishop (16th century) *

Paolo Gorini Paolo Gorini (18 January 1813 – 2 February 1881) was an Italian mathematician, professor, scientist, and politician renowned as a pioneer of cremation in Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom. Biography Born in Pavia, Gorini obtained a bach ...

, scientist *

Maurizio Belpietro Maurizio Belpietro (born 10 May 1958) is an Italian journalist and television presenter. Biography Belpietro was born in Castenedolo, near Brescia, but he grew up in the town of Palazzolo sull'Oglio. He started his career as a journalist writing ...

, journalist and television presenter *

Luisa Corna Luisa Corna (born 2 December 1965) is an Italian television presenter, singer, model, and actress. Born in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Brescia, at 16 years old Corna began her career as a model for, among others, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni and Mariell ...

, singer and TV presenter *

Irene Fargo Irene Fargo (born Flavia Irene Pozzaglio; 1 November 1962 – 1 July 2022) was an Italian singer, stage actress, and television personality. Life and career Fargo was born as Flavia Pozzaglio in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Brescia. She started ...

, singer *

Matteo Pedrali Matteo is the Italian form of the given name Matthew. Another form is Mattia. The Hebrew meaning of Matteo is "gift of god". Matteo can also be used as a patronymic surname, often in the forms of de Matteo, De Matteo or DeMatteo, meaning " escenda ...

, painter * Inisero Cremaschi, writer and journalist

References

External links

Official website
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