Gorno (
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 p ...
: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Bergamo
The province of Bergamo (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of , and contains 242 ''comune, comuni'' (municipali ...
in the
Italian
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region of
Lombardy
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, located about northeast of
Milan
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and about northeast of
Bergamo
Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,760 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
The municipality of Gorno contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Riso, Chignolo, Erdeno, Campello, and Sant'Antonio.
Gorno borders the following municipalities:
Casnigo
Casnigo (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo.
Casnigo borders the following municipalities: Gandino ...
,
Colzate
Colzate (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,638 and ...
,
Oneta,
Ponte Nossa
Ponte Nossa (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,048 ...
,
Premolo.
Physical geography
Territory
The municipality is located in the lower part of the Val del Riso, a valley that starts east of the Colle di Zambla and descends opening westward, flowing into the wider Val Seriana. The territory draws an irregular geometric profile, with very pronounced elevation variations. The altitude of the municipal territory ranges between a minimum altitude of 475 m a.s.l. in the locality of Centrale (at the entrance of the town) and a maximum altitude of 1,775 m a.s.l. in the locality of Preda Balaranda, with a difference in altitude of 1,300 m characterized in the upper part by a very wide and suggestive panoramic opening offered by the surrounding Orobic mountains.
The municipality of Gorno covers 9.87 km² and borders the municipalities of Ponte Nossa, Premolo, Oneta, Casnigo and Colzate.
According to the civil protection seismic classification, it is in zone 4, i.e., subject to very low seismicity.
Demographic evolution
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