Brignano Gera d'Adda | |
Official Name: | Comune di Brignano Gera d'Adda |
Coordinates: | 45.5333°N 47°W |
Region: | Lombardy |
Province: | Bergamo (BG) |
Mayor: | Corda Alberto |
Area Total Km2: | 12.11 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 6009 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Brignanesi |
Elevation M: | 128 |
Saint: | St. Bonifacio |
Day: | First Sunday in October and the successive Monday |
Postal Code: | 24053 |
Area Code: | 0363 |
Brignano Gera d'Adda (Bergamasque: Brignà) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35km (22miles) east of Milan and about 20km (10miles) south of Bergamo.
The main attraction is the Palazzo Visconti, divided into a Palazzo Vecchio ("Old Palace") and a Palazzo Nuovo ("New Palace"). Originally a defensive castle known from the 10th century, it was rebuilt in the 13th to 17th centuries; it houses frescoes from the Galliari brothers, Mattia Bortoloni and Alessandro Magnasco.
The church of Sant'Andrea dates to the 11th century. It has a 15th-century entrance portico.