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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
218 m (715 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
6.6 km²

Postal code
  
24060

Region
  
Lombardy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Bregamo (BG)

Demonym(s)
  
Chiudunesi

Dialing code
  
035

Local time
  
Sunday 7:00 PM

Province
  
Province of Bergamo

Dialling code
  
035

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 59% Humidity

Chiuduno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo, in Italian region of Lombardy; Chiuduno is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Bergamo, midway between the Bergamo plain and the Valcalepio.

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Map of 24060 Chiuduno Province of Bergamo, Italy

Chiuduno borders the following municipalities: Bolgare, Carobbio degli Angeli, Grumello del Monte, Telgate.

History

The settlement has Gaulish origins, and was later a Roman centre as Claudunum on the road between Bergamo and Brescia. It is however mentioned for the first time in a document from 795, and in the Middle Ages it developed and received a fortress.

Main sights

  • Castle (9th century), of which only a tower and other parts remain.
  • Another fortification on the border with the territory of Carobbio degli Angeli (now Suardi villa, 17th century).

    • References

    Chiuduno Wikipedia
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