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Since the 6th century Bergamo has been the seat of one of the most important Lombard duchies in northern Italy, together with Trento, Brescia and Cividale dei Friuli.

From the 11th century onwards, Bergamo was an independent commune, taking part in the Lombard League which in 1165 defeated Frederick I Barbarossa.

After a short period under the rule of the House of Malatesta, Bergamo was ceded in 1428 by the Duchy of Milan to the Republic of Venice in the context of the Wars in Lombardy and the aftermath of the 1427 Battle of Maclodio.   

The uneasy balance of power between the Northern Italian states precipitated the Italian Wars, a series of conflicts from 1494 to 1559 that involved, in different time, also the Papal States, France and the Holy Roman Empire. The wars, which were both a result and cause of Venetian involvement in the power politics of mainland Italy, prompted Venice to assert its direct rule over its mainland domains.  

On 17 October 1797 the Treaty of Campo Formio formally recognized the inclusion of Bergamo and other parts of Northern Italy into the Cisalpine Republic.  

In 1815 the Congress of Vienna assigned Bergamo to the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, a crown land of the Austrian Empire. The visit of Emperor Ferdinand I in 1838 coincided with the opening of the new boulevard, leading to the railway station that was inaugurated in 1857.

In 1859 Giuseppe Garibaldi conquered Bergamo, during the Second Italian War of Independence. As a consequence the city became part of the newly-proclaimed Kingdom of Italy founded in 1861. 

Due to its contribution to the Italian unification movement, Bergamo was named La Città dei Mille (City of the Thousand), due to the city's support for Giuseppe Garibaldi in his 1860 Expedition of the Thousand against the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. During the 20th century, Bergamo became one of Italy's most industrialized areas.

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Germany / Bergamo / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Berlin wants to digitalise archived culture and open it to the public

The project aims to create data sets and meta data, which would be freely available

May 16, 2023 15:05
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Berlin’s new Mayor is Kai Wegner. What’s about to change?

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Apr 27, 2023 13:08
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Italy / Bergamo / Public Spaces / Social City

Ex-prison in Bergamo put to new use, but there is more to that story

Multi-layered showcase that illustrates several good practices from the municipal world

Jul 12, 2021 15:54
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Win a trip for two in Bergamo

For 3 days, immerse yourselves in Upper Bergamo's charm and the masterpieces preserved on its territory

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Destroy the coronavirus playing new anti-fear game for kids

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Bergamo distributes 650 thousand euros for the most vulnerable

The city has also set up two dedicated phone lines for application procedures

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Milan is the smartest city in Italy six years in a row

According to the ICity Rank 2019

Nov 27, 2019 13:38
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Bergamo / Leiria / Culture and Tourism / Development

UNESCO welcomes 66 new creative cities

17 of them are in the European Union

Oct 31, 2019 13:42
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Bergamo / Welfare and Health

Bergamo fights against bullying through a fairytale for children

Offering a single message in many languages

Oct 25, 2019 07:46
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Bergamo / Welfare and Health

Young people help senior citizens to use smartphones in Bergamo

The first course of "Telephones - no - problem" has begun, it will be held in 5 meetings, on Tuesday morning

Oct 17, 2019 14:01
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Bergamo / Interviews

I want to create a city of Bergamo that has faith in the future

Interview with Giorgio Gori, Mayor of Bergamo in Italy

Oct 11, 2019 07:17
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Bergamo / Mobility

Bergamo will experiment with an innovative model of electric car sharing

The aim is to cut air pollution and traffic noise

Mar 18, 2019 11:16
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Bergamo / Development

The future of Piazza Dante begins to take shape in Bergamo

See the elaborated new plan

Oct 22, 2018 10:54
Monika Dimitrova

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