Province of Bergamo

The province of Bergamo ( Italian Provincia di Bergamo, in the local dialect Pruìnsa de Bèrghem ) is one of the twelve provinces of Lombardy. Capital is the city of Bergamo. The province is bordered to the north by the province of Sondrio, east of Brescia, Cremona south west of Milan, Monza and Brianza and Lecco and covers 2723 km ². It is divided into the districts of Bergamo, Clusone and Treviglio.

The northern part of the country is from the southern limestone and dolomite alps ( Bergamo Alps, up to 3,582 m high) dominated, which extend to the capital, and between which the beautiful valleys and Seraiana Brembana lie; the southern part belongs to the Lombard plain.

Among the rivers Brembo and Serio that flow through the valleys mentioned, and the Adda ( on the southwest border) are the most important.

On the eastern border is Lake Iseo, the flows through the Oglio (from the Valcamonica ). Mineral springs there in Trescores, San Pellegrino and other places.

The Province has 1,094,062 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012).

Economy

Agriculture

The higher areas are rich in pastures, but the once thriving livestock is currently prostrate; in the plains and in the hills region is dominated by the cultivation of corn, wine and mulberry trees. Also, cereals, rice and flax are grown in the province, which also contains quite a bit of forest. The hunting of wild, but also on songbirds is run strong here.

Industry

At minerals are found iron, marble and exquisite whetstones. In addition, the silk, the metallurgical and the cloth industry constitutes an acquisition of the residents.

The internationally successful company Brembo Spa (Manufacturer of braking systems ) is also located in the province of Bergamo.

Largest communities

(As of December 31, 2010)