World Heritage Identification Number: 730
World Heritage since: 1995
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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A Unique Industrial Legacy: The Company Town of Crespi d'Adda
The small village of Crespi d'Adda, nestled within the picturesque landscape of northern Italy, stands as a testament to the visionary spirit of its founder, Giacomo Crespi, and the unique model of industrial town planning that he established over two centuries ago. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, this remarkable settlement offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of European industry and the paternalistic ideals that shaped the lives of its inhabitants.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Crespi d'Adda in Capriate San Gervasio in Lombardy is an outstanding example of the 19th- and early 20th-century 'company towns' built in Europe and North America by enlightened industrialists to meet the workers' needs. The site is still remarkably intact and is partly used for industrial purposes, although changing economic and social conditions now threaten its survival.
Encyclopedia Record: Crespi d'Adda
Crespi d'Adda is a village in northern Italy and hamlet (frazione) of Capriate San Gervasio, a municipality in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy. It is a historic settlement and an outstanding example of the 19th and early 20th-century "company towns" built in Europe and North America by enlightened industrialists to meet the workers' needs. The site is still intact and is partly used for industrial purposes, although changing economic and social conditions now threaten its survival. Since 1995 it has been on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.Additional Site Details
Area: Not available
(v) — Outstanding example of traditional human settlement
Coordinates: 45.59333 , 9.53833
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© Dario Crespi, CC BY-SA 3.0 Resized from original. (This derivative is under the same CC BY-SA license.)
