Piazzatorre
Piazzatorre | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Piazzatorre | |
 A view of Piazzatorre during summer | |
Location of Piazzatorre  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Bergamo (BG) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 868 m (2,848 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 475 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Piazzatorresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24010 |
| Dialing code | 0345 |
Piazzatorre is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Milan and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 475 and an area of 23.6 square kilometres (9.1 sq mi).[3]
Piazzatorre borders the following municipalities: Branzi, Isola di Fondra, Mezzoldo, Moio de' Calvi, Olmo al Brembo, Piazzolo, Valleve.
Tourism
In the territory of Piazzotorre exists the ski area of Torcole.
The first tourist member of the upper class of Milan began to arrive in Piazzotorre at the beginning of 20th century. Until the 1940s of the past century there was only summer tourism but due to the development of Torcole Ski Area winter tourism began in Piazzatorre
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.