Leffe, Lombardy
Leffe | |
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| Comune di Leffe | |
 Leffe | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Leffe  | |
Saint Michael | |
| Saint day | 29 September |
| Website | Official website |
Leffe (
textile
industry.
History
Fossils have been founded during the 20th century in the lignite mines, now preserved at the Museums of Natural Science in Milan and Bergamo. It is mentioned for the first time in a document of 903 with the name of Leufo.[3]
Main sights
- Palazzo Comunale. It has a portico and open gallery, together with an internal courtyard and well.
- The Parish House. It has an open gallery and music room, frescoed by Evaristo Baschenis, a painter from Bergamo of the 17th century.
- The Parish Church of San Michele (16th century), conserving a wooden sculptural group by Andrea Fantoni, dating from 1694, called la Madonnina.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Leffe". accessed 07 September 2015
External links
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