Osio Sopra information

Osio Sopra
Osio Sopra
Comune
	Comune di Osio Sopra
	Church of San Zenone
	Location of Osio Sopra
	Osio Sopra Location of Osio Sopra in Italy Osio Sopra Osio Sopra (Lombardy)
	Coordinates: 45°38′N 9°35′E / 45.633°N 9.583°E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Bergamo (BG)
Area
• Total	5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	5.306
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Osiosoprani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24040
Dialing code	035
Patron saint	San Zenone
Saint day	12 April
Website	Official website

Osio Sopra (Bergamasque: Öss de Sura) is a comune (municipality) of 5,306 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The history of Osio Sopra has significant links to Osio Sotto's.

Early settlements can be traced to Ancient Roman times, when an important communication road linked Milan to Bergamo passing through the bridge 'Ponte Corvo' in the Marne locality. In Bergamo, the last section of this road was in-fact named 'via Osio', highlighting the importance of the location.

During those times, Osio underwent an important process of centuriation, with which a first development of the 'pagus' took place; the name 'Osio' originates from the Patrician 'gens Otia' (or gens Oxia).

Among Osio Sopra's landmarks, the medieval Catholic church of San Zenone features good quality paintings of Lombard artists. Legend has it that this sacred church was built with materials from an ancient castle.

The Santuario della Madonna della Scopa is a chapel located on the border Osio Sopra shares with Osio Sotto. Built in the fifteenth century, it was initially much smaller than it is today, with the most recent extension added at the beginning of the twentieth century. Religious frescoes cover its inner walls. According to the legend, the name of the chapel ('Madonna della scopa' is Italian for 'Madonna of the broom') is due to a miraculous apparition in which the Virgin Mary intervened to clean up this chapel at a time in which it had been abandoned.

Finally, Palazzo Camozzi-Andreani, also known as Villa Andreani or more colloquially as Palazzo delle Gigine, was built during the eighteenth century as a library.

Osio Sopra's western border consists of the river Brembo; along its shore, a number of natural reserves such as Bosco Astori are frequented by locals and visitors for recreational purposes.

^ "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. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v11-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v11-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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Osio Sopra
Comune
Comune di Osio Sopra
Church of San Zenone
Location of Osio Sopra
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Coordinates: 45°38′N 9°35′E / 45.633°N 9.583°E / 45.633; 9.583
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Bergamo (BG)
Area ^[1]
• Total	5 km² (2 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)^[2]
• Total	5.306
• Density	1.1/km² (2.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Osiosoprani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24040
Dialing code	035
Patron saint	San Zenone
Saint day	12 April
Website	Official website