Cerete
Encyclopedia
Cerete is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian region of Lombardy
, located about 80 km northeast of Milan
and about 35 km northeast of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,521 and an area of 13.9 km².
The municipality of Cerete contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cerete Alto, Cerete Basso, and Novezio.
Cerete borders the following municipalities: Bossico
, Gandino
, Rovetta
, Songavazzo
, Sovere
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
in the Italian region of Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 80 km northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 35 km northeast of Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,521 and an area of 13.9 km².
The municipality of Cerete contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cerete Alto, Cerete Basso, and Novezio.
Cerete borders the following municipalities: Bossico
Bossico
Bossico is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 35 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,007 and an area of 7.1 km².Bossico borders the following municipalities:...
, Gandino
Gandino
Gandino is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Bergamo...
, Rovetta
Rovetta
Rovetta is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,611 and an area of 24.0 km².The municipality of Rovetta contains the...
, Songavazzo
Songavazzo
Songavazzo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km northeast of Bergamo...
, Sovere
Sovere
Sovere is a comune in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 30 km northeast of Bergamo....
.