Gorlago

Gorlago (Bergamasque: Gorlàgh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Bergamo.

Gorlago
Comune
Comune di Gorlago
Church
Location of Gorlago
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Coordinates: 45°40′N 9°49′E / 45.667°N 9.817°E / 45.667; 9.817
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Bergamo (BG)
Government
• Mayor	Gianluigi Marcassoli
Area ^[1]
• Total	5.6 km^2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation	233 m (764 ft)
Population  (31 December 2014)^[2]
• Total	5,186
• Density	930/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Gorlaghesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24060
Dialing code	035
Website	Official website

Gorlago borders the following municipalities: Bolgare, Carobbio degli Angeli, Costa di Mezzate, Montello, San Paolo d'Argon, Trescore Balneario.

The opera singer Luigi Bolis owned a villa and farm estate on the banks of the Cherio River in Gorlago in the late 19th century and died there in 1905.

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)

External links

• www.comune.gorlago.bg.it