Coccaglio | |
Official Name: | Comune di Coccaglio |
Native Name: | Cocài |
Coordinates: | 45.5667°N 68°W |
Province: | (BS) |
Mayor: | Alberto Facchetti |
Area Total Km2: | 11 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 8660 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2011 |
Postal Code: | 25030 |
Area Code: | 030 |
Istat: | 017056 |
Frazioni: | Castrezzato, Chiari, Cologne, Erbusco, Rovato |
Coccaglio (Brescian: Cocài) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It is approximately 32km (20miles) west of Brescia and 35km (22miles) southeast of Bergamo. The town is situated under the Monte Orfano, a lone hill in the midst of the Pianura Padana.
It was the birthplace, in 1553, of Luca Marenzio, one of the most influential composers of madrigals of the late 16th century.
The church of Santa Maria Nascente is the town's main church.
The train station of Coccaglio https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stazione_di_Coccaglio is a historic building. This station is still in service, connecting Coccaglio to most of the surrounding cities directly. The history of the station starts when in the 1850s it was installed as a stop om the Milano-Venezia railroad. In 1878 a new direct connection was made at a station in Rovato, the town bordering with Coccaglio on the East. This new connection turned the stop at the Station in Coccaglio into a local railroad stop.
Coccaglio is home to the Hotel Touring, a four star hotel.