Vaprio d'Adda

Vaprio d'Adda (Milanese: Vaver; Bergamasque: Aer; locally Vavar) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Milan.

Vaprio d'Adda
Comune
Comune di Vaprio d'Adda
The river Adda from Vaprio d’Adda.
Coat of arms
Location of Vaprio d'Adda
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Coordinates: 45°35′N 9°32′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Metropolitan city	Milan (MI)
Government
• Mayor	Marco Galli (since June 2024)
Area [1]
• Total	7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Population  (28 February 2022)[2]
• Total	9,428
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Vapriesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20069
Dialing code	02
Patron saint	St. Nicholas
Saint day	June 29
Website	Official website

Vaprio d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Trezzo sull'Adda, Capriate San Gervasio, Grezzago, Canonica d'Adda, Pozzo d'Adda, Cassano d'Adda, Fara Gera d'Adda.

History

In 1799, Austrian and Russian troops under the guidance of Russian Field Marshal Suvorov inflicted a serious defeat on French forces here at the Battle of Cassano. It was during the Great French War.

Main sights

• San Bernardino, ruins of Romanesque church
• San Colombano; 12th-century Romanesque church
• Villa Melzi, where Leonardo da Vinci resided for a while when studying channelling of waters in the Milanese area. It includes a fresco of Madonna with Child attributed to him or his school.^{[citation needed]}
• Villa Castelbarco: private 18th century villa and gardens