Ardesio Explained

Ardesio
Official Name:Comune di Ardesio
Coordinates:45.9333°N 65°W
Province: (BG)
Frazioni:Ave, Valcanale, Ludrigno, Carpignolo Ponte Seghe, More, Valzella, Zanetti, Marinoni, Cerete, Cacciamali, Piazzolo, Botto Alto, Rizzoli, Bani, Babes, Valle, Albareti
Mayor:Yvan Caccia
Area Total Km2:53.76
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3483
Population As Of:30 November 2016
Population Demonym:Ardesiani
Elevation Min M:475
Elevation Max M:1603
Saint:San Giorgio
Day:23 April
Postal Code:24020
Area Code:0346

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html ISTAT