Vaprio d'Adda (Milanese: Vaver; Bergamasque: Aer; locally Vavar) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Milan.
Vaprio d'Adda | |
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Comune di Vaprio d'Adda | |
![]() The river Adda from Vaprio d’Adda. | |
Coordinates: 45°35′N 9°32′E / 45.583°N 9.533°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Metropolitan city | Milan (MI) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luigi Fumagalli |
Area | |
• Total | 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
Population (28 February 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 9,428 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vapriesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 20069 |
Dialing code | 02 |
Website | Official website |
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Vaprio d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Trezzo sull'Adda, Capriate San Gervasio, Grezzago, Canonica d'Adda, Pozzo d'Adda, Cassano d'Adda, Fara Gera d'Adda.
History
editIn 1799, Austrian and Russian troops under the guidance of Russian Field Marshal Suvorov inflicted a serious defeat on French forces here at the Battle of Cassano. It was during the Great French War.
Main sights
edit- San Bernardino, ruins of Romanesque church
- San Colombano; 12th-century Romanesque church
- Villa Melzi, where Leonardo da Vinci resided for a while when studying channelling of waters in the Milanese area. It includes a fresco of Madonna with Child attributed to him or his school.[citation needed]
- Villa Castelbarco: private 18th century villa and gardens
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
External links
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