Caravaggio, Lombardy
Caravaggio
Careàs (Lombard) | |
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| Comune di Caravaggio | |
The Porta Nuova gate to the historical centre. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Caravaggio Location of Caravaggio in Italy Caravaggio Caravaggio (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 09°39′E / 45.500°N 9.650°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Bergamo (BG) |
| Frazioni | Masano, Vidalengo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio Bolandrini |
| Area | |
• Total | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2015) | |
• Total | 16,045 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caravaggini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24043 |
| Dialing code | 0363 |
| Patron saint | SS. Fermo and Rustico |
| Saint day | 9 August |
| Website | Official website |
Caravaggio (Italian: [karaˈvaddʒo]; Bergamasque: Careàs [karɛˈas]) is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy, located 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Milan. It is the home town of the renaissance era artists Caravaggio and Polidoro da Caravaggio.