Ardesio

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Ardesio

45°56′N 9°56′E / 45.933°N 9.933°E / 45.933; 9.933CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceProvince of Bergamo (BG)FrazioniAve, Valcanale, Ludrigno, Carpignolo Ponte Seghe, More, Valzella, Zanetti, Marinoni, Cerete, Cacciamali, Piazzolo, Botto Alto, Rizzoli, Bani, Babes, Valle, AlbaretiGovernment

• MayorYvan CacciaArea

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• Total53.76 km² (20.76 sq mi)Highest elevation

1,603 m (5,259 ft)Lowest elevation

475 m (1,558 ft)Population

(30 November 2016)^[2]

• Total3,483 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)DemonymArdesianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

24020

Dialing code0346Patron saintSan GiorgioSaint day23 AprilWebsiteOfficial website

Ardesio (Bergamasque: Ardés) is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy.

Events

On the last Sunday of January people in Ardesio have a goat and donkey exhibition. In this exhibition you can find every kind of goats and donkeys.

Every 31 January there is "La scasada dol zenerù" (the chasing of January). On this day they celebrate the end of the cold season. A puppet representing January is burnt at the city hall.

On 23 June people celebrate the anniversary of the Virgin apparition. This event commemorates two girls seeing the Virgin Mary in 1607. A procession is held with a statue representing the Virgin, the two girls and the baby Jesus.

Bounding communes

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ ISTAT Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine