crespi d'adda
states: [italy]
category: cultural
year: 1995
location: Province of Bergamo, Lombardy
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 45.5933300000, 9.5383300000
last visited: 2015
unesco id: 730
world heritage site: 730
Crespi d’Adda, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Italy, is a well-preserved example of a 19th-century company town built for textile factory workers. Founded by the Crespi family, it features a planned layout with worker housing, a school, a church, and recreational facilities, all designed to reflect industrial-era social ideals. This intact historical village highlights the intersection of industrial innovation and paternalistic urban planning.
