Valtesse

A view of a street of Valtesse under the snow

Valtesse, located at 45°42′57″N 9°40′05″E / 45.71583°N 9.66806°E / 45.71583; 9.66806 is a quarter of the city of Bergamo in the north part of the city between the hill of Città Alta and Maresana Hill. The population is approximately 10,000.

Overview

Valtesse was a part of the fourth circoscrizione (administrative unit of the city) and is divided into two Roman Catholic parishes: Sant'Antonio da Padova and Sant'Colombano. Valtesse borders with the borough of Valverde, Bergamo, Conca Fiorita, Monterosso and the municipality of Ponteranica

Bergamo

History of Bergamo	Kingdom of the Lombards Lombard League Republic of Venice Republic of Bergamo Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Il Risorgimento Italian resistance movement

Monuments and places	Accademia Carrara Cappella Colleoni Duomo di Bergamo Santa Maria Maggiore Teatro Donizetti

Personalities	Evaristo Baschenis Gaetano Donizetti Giuseppe Donizetti Gianandrea Gavazzeni Lorenzo Lotto Giacomo Manzù Giovanni Battista Moroni Palma il vecchio Carlo Alfredo Piatti Andrea Previtali Giacomo Quarenghi Enrico Rastelli Gianluigi Trovesi Andrew Viterbi

Neighborhoods	Colognola Redona Valtesse Valverde

Transportation	Il Caravaggio International Airport A4-E64 motorway Bergamo railway station

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