Treviglio
Treviglio (Italian: [treˈviʎʎo] ⓘ; Bergamasque: Treì) is a town and comune (i.e. municipality) in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Northern Italy. It lies 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of the province capital, in the lower territory called Bassa Bergamasca.
Treviglio
| |
|---|---|
| Città di Treviglio | |
Basilica of San Martino. | |
|
Coat of arms | |
Location of Treviglio | |
Treviglio Location of Treviglio in Italy Treviglio Treviglio (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′N 09°36′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Bergamo (BG) |
| Frazioni | Battaglie, Castel Cerreto, Geromina, Pezzoli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juri Imeri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.22 km2 (12.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015) | |
| • Total | 29,924 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Trevigliesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24047 |
| Dialing code | 0363 |
| Patron saint | Saint Martin |
| Saint day | last day of February |
| Website | Official website |
It is also part of the geographic area named Gera d'Adda, included among the rivers Fosso Bergamasco to the North, Adda to the West and Serio to the East.
With approximately 30,000 inhabitants, the comune is the second most populous town in the province.
It is sometimes dubbed "the tractor town" for the presence of the SAME Deutz-Fahr headquarters, or less frequently "the town of courtyards" for their preponderant presence in the Old Town.
It is subdivided in five main quarters: Old town, West zone, North zone, the recent built East zone and the PIP (industrial zone). Northward lie four frazioni (boroughs): Geromina, Castel Cerreto, Battaglie and Cascina Pezzoli; once the village of Castel Rozzone was also a frazione of Treviglio.
The coat of arms is composed of a crenellated tower, which represents the city with its Ghibelline past; flanked by two golden lions rampant, for its free and valiant citizenry and topped by an eagle, symbol of the privileges obtained by the Holy Roman Empire, which is holding a pig aloft, symbol of the achieved prosperity.