San Pellegrino Terme

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

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Location of San Pellegrino Terme

45°50′N 9°40′E / 45.833°N 9.667°E / 45.833; 9.667CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceProvince of Bergamo (BG)FrazioniAntea, Frasnadello, Santa Croce, Spettino, SussiaGovernment

• MayorVittorio MilesiArea

^[1]

• Total22 km² (8 sq mi)Elevation

358 m (1,175 ft)Population

(30 November 2019)^[2]

• Total4,790 • Density220/km² (560/sq mi)DemonymSampellegrinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

24016

Dialing code0345ISTAT code016190 Patron saintSt. PeregrineSaint day26 MayWebsiteOfficial website

San Pellegrino Terme (Italian pronunciation: [sam pelleˈɡriːno ˈtɛrme], Bergamasque: San Pelegrì) is a commune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Located in the Val Brembana, it is the location of the beverage company San Pellegrino, where its carbonated mineral water drinks are produced.^[3]

The town is home to several Art Nouveau edifices from the early 20th century, including the Casinò, the Grand Hotel and the Terme ('Baths').

Leonardo da Vinci visited the source in Lombardy to sample the town's "miraculous" water.^{[citation needed]}

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the town was referred to frequently as Mathusanash Pellegrino in writings coming from the Papal States, France and the Holy Roman Empire. It may have originated from satire concerning the Italian Wars which happened around San Pellegrino from 1494 and 1559.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

The 18th stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia finished in San Pellegrino Terme.^[8]

Twin towns

Burgdorf, Switzerland
La Salle-les-Alpes, France
Larino, Italy

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population data from Istat
^ "San Pellegrino Terroir & Source". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "The Italian Wars". History of War. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Mass Murder In the Italian Wars". research.shca.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Cremerie Germaine" (PDF) (in German). Cremerie Germaine. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "San Pellegrino Sparkling Pompelmo". House of Townend. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Giro d'Italia" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2016.