Grassobbio (Bergamasque: Grahòbe or Grassòbe) is a municipality (comune) in the Province of Bergamo, which consists of 6487[2] inhabitants, in the Italian region of Lombardy. Grassobbio is located in the orographical right side of Serio river and around 8.5km from the main city of Bergamo.
Grassobbio | |
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| Comune di Grassobbio | |
 Belli Palace | |
Location of Grassobbio  | |
  Grassobbio Location of Grassobbio in Italy  Grassobbio Grassobbio (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′N 9°43′E / 45.650°N 9.717°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Bergamo (BG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Bentoglio (Lega Salvini) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2019)http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2019gen/index.html | |
• Total | 6,487 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Grassobbiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24050 |
| Dialing code | 035 |
| ISTAT code | 016117 |
| Patron saint | St. Alexander |
| Saint day | 26 August |
| Website | Official website |
Grassobbio borders the following municipalities: Cavernago, Orio al Serio, Seriate, Zanica.
Economy
editIn the mid 70’s, the now multinational chemical manufacturer Sigma Chemicals Company built its second plant in Grassobbio, after starting in Mozzo.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Part of 3V Group - 3V Sigma". www.3vsigma.com. n.d. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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