Brignano Gera d'Adda

Brignano Gera d'Adda (Bergamasque: Brignà) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Bergamo.

Brignano Gera d'Adda
Comune
Comune di Brignano Gera d'Adda
Palazzo Vecchio.
Coat of arms
Location of Brignano Gera d'Adda
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Coordinates: 45°32′N 9°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Bergamo (BG)
Government
• Mayor	Galli Loris
Area [1]
• Total	12.11 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	6,009
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Brignanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24053
Dialing code	0363
Patron saint	St. Bonifacio
Saint day	First Sunday in October and the successive Monday
Website	Official website

Main sights

The main attraction is the Palazzo Visconti, divided into a Palazzo Vecchio ("Old Palace") and a Palazzo Nuovo ("New Palace"). Originally a defensive castle known from the 10th century, it was rebuilt in the 13th to 17th centuries; it houses frescoes from the Galliari brothers, Mattia Bortoloni and Alessandro Magnasco. The Palazzo Vecchio was the birthplace of Francesco Bernardino Visconti, the Unnamed described by Italian author Alessandro Manzoni in The Betrothed.

The church of Sant'Andrea dates to the 11th century. It has a 15th-century entrance portico.