Schilpario
Encyclopedia
Schilpario is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 100 km northeast of Milan
and about 50 km northeast of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,294 and an area of 63.8 km².
The municipality of Schilpario contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ronco, Barzesto, and Pradella.
Schilpario borders the following municipalities: Azzone
, Borno
, Cerveno
, Lozio
, Ossimo
, Paisco Loveno
, Teglio
, Vilminore di Scalve
.
Schilaprio is named as a popular mpuntain tourist destination during summer and suring winter. Schilaprio hosts alpine ski
and cross-country ski facilities
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
Italy
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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 100 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 50 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 1,294 and an area of 63.8 km².
The municipality of Schilpario 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) Ronco, Barzesto, and Pradella.
Schilpario borders the following municipalities: Azzone
Azzone
Azzone is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 45 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 458 and an area of 16.8 km².Azzone borders the following municipalities:...
, Borno
Borno
-Places:Italy* Borno, Lombardy, a comune in the Province of BresciaNigeria* Borno State* Kanem-Bornu Empire Other:Borno may also refer to a commonly used spam on Xbox live deriving from a game of scrabble...
, Cerveno
Cerveno
Cerveno is an Italian comune of 667 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:...
, Lozio
Lozio
Lozio is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.The comune is bounded by other communes of Cerveno, Malegno, Ossimo, Schilpario...
, Ossimo
Ossimo
Ossimo is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is part of Valle Camonica, and is divided into two centers: Ossimo Superiore and Ossimo Inferiore....
, Paisco Loveno
Paisco Loveno
Paisco Loveno is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy....
, Teglio
Teglio
Teglio is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland....
, Vilminore di Scalve
Vilminore di Scalve
Vilminore di Scalve is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 45 km northeast of Bergamo...
.
Schilaprio is named as a popular mpuntain tourist destination during summer and suring winter. Schilaprio hosts alpine ski
Alpine Ski
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and cross-country ski facilities