Castione della Presolana

Castione della Presolana
Comune
Comune di Castione della Presolana
Town hall
Castione della Presolana Location of Castione della Presolana in Italy Castione della Presolana Castione della Presolana (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°54′N 10°2′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni	bratto - dorga
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Pezzoli
Area
• Total	42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,521 m (8,271 ft)
Lowest elevation	870 m (2,850 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)
• Total	3,379
• Density	79.3/km2 (205/sq mi)
Demonym	Castionesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24020
Dialing code	0346
Patron saint	Alessandro
Saint day	26 agosto
Website	www.presolana.it

Castione della Presolana (Bergamasque: Cas-ciù or Castiù) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Milan and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,379 and an area of 42.6 square kilometres (16.4 mi²).

San Marco's Lion, a reminder of the Venetian domination

Castione della Presolana borders the following municipalities: Angolo Terme, Colere, Fino del Monte, Onore, Rogno, Rovetta, Songavazzo.

Demographic evolution

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,926	—
1871	2,095	+8.8%
1881	2,145	+2.4%
1901	1,562	−27.2%
1911	2,227	+42.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,174	−2.4%
1931	2,169	−0.2%
1936	2,001	−7.7%
1951	2,423	+21.1%
1961	2,470	+1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	2,814	+13.9%
1981	3,078	+9.4%
1991	3,161	+2.7%
2001	3,291	+4.1%

Source: Data from ISTAT

Twin towns

Castione della Presolana is twinned with:

• Bons-en-Chablais, France
• Adenau, Germany

Notable people

• Giacomo Sozzi, late-19th century Italian sculptor