Adrara San Martino Explained

Adrara San Martino
Official Name:Comune di Adrara San Martino
Coordinates:45.7°N 66°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Bergamo (BG)
Mayor:Sergio Capoferri
Area Total Km2:12.53
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2262
Population As Of:30 April 2017
Population Demonym:Adraresi
Elevation M:355
Saint:Saint Martin
Day:November 11
Postal Code:24060
Area Code:035

Adrara San Martino (Bergamasque: Dréra San Marti) is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, northern Italy.

Main sights

The main attraction is the parish church of San Martino (15th century, restored later), in white stone. It houses paintings by Giovanni Carnovali, Francesco Coghetti and Giacomo Trecourt. The bell tower, with ogival windows, is also from the 15th century.

Other sights include the sanctuary of Santa Maria Annunciata (17th century), the Romanesque religious complex of Sant'Alessandro (11th century), with fragments of 14th-century frescoes, and ruins of the medieval castle.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a brick tower on a blue diagonal cross, on a white background.[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html ISTAT
  2. Web site: araldicacivica.it . 2014-04-30 . 2016-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160715215847/http://www.araldicacivica.it/comune-di-adrara-san-martino-bg-2/ . dead .