Grassobbio

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Location of Grassobbio

45°39′N 9°43′E / 45.650°N 9.717°E / 45.650; 9.717CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceBergamo (BG)Government

• MayorManuel Bentoglio (Lega Salvini)Area

^[1]

• Total8.74 km² (3.37 sq mi)Elevation

225 m (738 ft)Population

(31 December 2019)http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2019gen/index.html

• Total6,487 • Density740/km² (1,900/sq mi)DemonymGrassobbiesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

24050

Dialing code035ISTAT code016117 Patron saintSt. AlexanderSaint day26 AugustWebsiteOfficial website

Grassobbio (Bergamasque: Grahòbe or Grassòbe) is a municipality (comune) in the Province of Bergamo, which consists of 6487^[2] inhabitants, in the Italian region of Lombardy. Grassobbio is located in the orographical right side of Serio river and around 8.5km from the main city of Bergamo.

Grassobbio borders the following municipalities: Cavernago, Orio al Serio, Seriate, Zanica.

Economy

In the mid 70’s, the now multinational chemical manufacturer Sigma Chemicals Company built its second plant in Grassobbio, after starting in Mozzo.^[3]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Part of 3V Group - 3V Sigma". www.3vsigma.com. n.d. Retrieved 22 May 2020.