Borno, Lombardy
For other uses, see Borno.
Borno Búren | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Borno | ||
Centertown | ||
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![]() ![]() Borno Location of Borno in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 45°56′46″N 10°11′56″E / 45.94611°N 10.19889°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Lombardy | |
Province / Metropolitan city | Brescia (BS) | |
Frazioni | Paline | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Veronica Magnolini | |
Area | ||
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 912 m (2,992 ft) | |
Population (2011)[1] | ||
• Total | 2,653 | |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Bornesi | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 25042 | |
Dialing code | 0364 | |
Patron saint | St. Bartholomew | |
Saint day | 24 June | |
Website | Official website |
Borno (Búren in camunian dialect) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
It is located on the so-called plateau of the Sun.
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Housetower in Borno
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Parish church of S Martin and John
Main sights
- Parish Church of San Martin and John the Baptist (18th century).
- Oratory of San Antonio, right of the parish. It houses a fresco by Callisto Piazza.
- Oratory of the Disciplini
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (17th century)
- Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, previously dedicated to Saints Vitus and Modestus (16th century)
- Church of San Fiorino (or Floriano) from the 9th century, with the nave from the 16th century.
- Church of San Fermo, remodeled in the 16th and 17th century.
Culture
The scütüm are, in Camunian dialect, nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Borno are Burnàs, Bigi, Làder, maia patate.
People
- Giovanni Battista Re, Roman Catholic cardinal
References
- ↑ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
Sources
- Panazza, Gaetano; Araldo Bertolini (1984). Arte in Val Camonica - vol 1 (in Italian). Brescia: Industrie grafiche bresciane.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borno. |
- (Italian) Historical photos - Intercam
- (Italian) Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali
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