Nembro Explained

Nembro
Official Name:Comune di Nembro
Coordinates:45.75°N 55°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni:Gavarno, Lonno, Salmezza, Trevasco Santissima Trinità, Viana, Trevasco San Vito
Mayor:Gianfranco Ravasio
Area Total Km2:15.24
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:11518
Population As Of:30 November 2017
Population Demonym:Nembresi
Elevation M:309
Saint:Saint Martin
Day:November 11
Postal Code:24027
Area Code:035

Nembro (Bergamasque: Nèmber) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60km (40miles) northeast of Milan and about 10km (10miles) northeast of Bergamo, on the right bank of the Serio River. Nembro borders the following municipalities: Albino, Algua, Alzano Lombardo, Pradalunga, Scanzorosciate, Selvino, Villa di Serio, Zogno.

Place of religious interest

[2] Nembro has covered since the fifth century. A.D. a notable religious importance. The Pleban Archpresbyteral church dedicated to San Martino bishop of Tours is proof of this. It was built in 1424 but completely modified between 1752 and 1777 by the architect Luca Lucchini of Certenago and is considered the largest church in the diocese of Bergamo.

Worthy of note are the stairs, the railings and the steps leading to the large crypt. Finally we find the tombs of the pleban archpriests and priests who died before the year 1805. They are located near the presbyterial crypt. Please note the decorations (1896) and the fresco "Martirio di San Bonifacio" (1906) made for the archpriest, by the artists Nicola and Luigi Savoldi.[3]

Into the nature

Concerning the naturalistic environment Nembro is full of paths on its municipal territory. Among these it is worth mentioning the path that reaches the Sanctuary of Zuccarello, reaching the Lonno hamlet. There are numerous paths that reach the surrounding mountains, including Cereto, Valtrosa, Podona and the villages of Selvino and Salmezza.[4]

Covid pandemic

Before the pandemic, the cemetery of Nembro was a small village cemetery under the mountains. It was so little known that hardly anyone would have been able to indicate on the map : One hundred eighty-eight dead, ninety-four in the first fifteen days of the virus.[5] The data worthy of note are the mortality rate which increased by 810%, with 1.63% of the entire population dying during the spring of 2020. 50% of the population has antibodies to the virus. Now the name of the town is associated with the failure to establish the "red zone" Alzano-Nembro. Both known and unknown people died. On average, each family has had a deceased person. there are also families who have had more than one loss (ex. Fam Lazzaroni). [6]

Aid to the population activated

Despite the situation, there is no shortage of stories to tell. Often the young people on the front line have been protagonists: they emerged as people with a great sense of responsibility and ready to help with their energies.

The actions were many and often the gestures seemed obvious but they were very important; how does distribution, house by house, of information material, the creation of a way to take care of children in the summer through the activities offered by the Oratory, the maintenance of the cemetery closed to the public and the offers of the population.

Some qualities of young people deserve to be mentioned. First of all, readiness: young people readily available without hesitation, the sense of responsibility and duty towards people, even strangers, and especially the sense of belonging to a community.[7]

Mayor's reassurance

The same mayor Cancelli was a victim of the covid, but fortunately he managed to recover after a month, on 1-3. He immediately thought of encouraging his citizens through a speech on zoom, summarized here.

«Dear citizens, The days seem and this seems unreal. There is the news, the ones we never wanted to hear. News that run in the messages communicated verbally. We have lost who was part of our history. We need to find the strength to face the next few days, which may still be difficult. We have to be strong. May everyone's strength be everyone's strength. See you tomorrow".

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Book: Piervaleriano, Angelini. I Lucchini di Montagnola. Architetti e capimastri nella Bergamasca del '700 e del primo '800. In Giorgio Mollisi (a cura di), Svizzeri a Bergamo nella storia, nell'arte, nella cultura, nell'economia dal '500 ad oggi. Campionesi a Bergamo nel Medioevo (nota: con ampia bibliografia), in Arte & Storia, anno 10, n. 44, Lugano, Ticino Management, settembre-ottobre 2009. 166–175.
  3. Book: M. Lorandi e O. Pinessi, Nicola Savoldi e Luigi Savoldi. I pittori bergamaschi dell'Ottocento, vol.III, Edizioni Bolis, Bergamo 1993. Cfr. anche: P. Mosca, Arte e costume a Bergamo: Ottocento-Novecento, Nicola Savoldi e Luigi Savoldi, pp. 954-56, presentaz. di R. De Grada, vol.II, Grafica e Arte Bergamo, Bergamo 1990 e: Archivio Eredi Agazzi-Savoldi.
  4. Book: Giampiero Valoti. GAN: storia del gruppo alpinistico nembrese, 1945-1995. 1996.
  5. Book: Guy Chiappaventi, foto di Marco Quaranta. preghiera per nembro. 2021. 9788868817619. 4.
  6. Book: foto di marco quaranta, guy chiappaventi. preghiera per nembro. 2021. 9788868817619. 3.
  7. contributo di don matteo cella. 2020. lncontro. La rivista degli amici dell'Universita Cattolica. University Giournal. 3-4.
  8. Agazzi, Dario: Una dimora boschiva del XVIII secolo: il casino di caccia 'Canaletta' a Nembro, Lubrina Bramani Editore, Bergamo 2018,