Valtesse, located at is a

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of the 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 ...

in the north part of the city between the hill of Città Alta and

Maresana Hill Maresana is a hill north of the city of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. Its maximum elevation is 546 metres above sea level. Maresana belongs to the cities and villages of Bergamo, Ponteranica, Torre Boldone Torre Boldone (Bergamasque: ) is a ...

. The population is approximately 10,000.

Overview

Valtesse was a part of the fourth

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(administrative unit of the city) and is divided into two

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es: Sant'Antonio da Padova and Sant'Colombano. Valtesse borders with the borough of Valverde, Bergamo, Conca Fiorita, Monterosso and the municipality of

Ponteranica Ponteranica (Bergamasque: or ) 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 6,866 ...

. Quarters of Bergamo Former municipalities of Lombardy {{Bergamo-geo-stub