Clusone ( Bergamasque : Clüsù ) is an Italian town and comune in the province of Bergamo , Lombardy , Italy . Located in the Val Seriana , it received the honorary title of city on 15 May 1957 with a presidential decree which ratified a Napoleon 's promise of the year 1801. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
5-488: Clusone is part of the Serio Valley, even though from an orographic point of view the plateau of Clusone, from glacial origin, belongs in part to the basin of Oglio . The climate of Clusone is temperate: in the winter, temperatures can fall to −10 °C (14 °F) and in summer may reach a maximum of 30 °C (86 °F). The city is of ancient origins, probably dating back to the first settlement of Orobii , which
10-510: The Lombards , who were in turn followed by the Franks . The first written document which mentions Clusone dates from 774, in a deed that recorded the grant of the nucleus of the rocca (fortress) by Charlemagne to the monks of Saint Martin of Tours. The fortress grew considerably in medieval times, so as to assume the appearance of a real castle, with walls and towers for defensive purposes. A branch of
15-649: The Austrian rule as part of the Lombardy-Venetia , Clusone became the chief city of a district of the province of Bergamo. On November 12, 1801, it was awarded the title of city. This title was reconfirmed on May 15, 1957, by the Italian Republic. Clusone is twinned with: Orographic Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
20-536: The noble Aliprandi family of Milan, that assumed the surname Fanzago in place of that original, moved to Clusone at the end of the 14th century. The period under the Republic of Venice (from the late 15th century) represented the period of maximum artistic, cultural and commercial development for Clusone. Clusone shared its fate with Venice until the treaty of Campoformio when it joined the Cisalpine Republic . Under
25-506: Was founded around 1300 BC. Later, in the Roman period , the village became a center of greater importance in the entire district, including the construction of fortifications. The city's name originates from this period and may come from the Latin word clausus , indicating an enclosed space surrounded by mountains. The following centuries saw the end of Roman domination and the subsequent arrival of
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