Borno, Lombardy
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
Borno Búren | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Borno | |
Town Centre | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Borno | |
45°56′46″N 10°11′56″E / 45.94611°N 10.19889°E / 45.94611; 10.19889 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Brescia (BS) |
Frazioni | Paline |
Government | |
• Mayor | Matteo Rivadossi (SiAmo Borno (non political)) |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 912 m (2,992 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,606 |
• Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bornesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 25042 |
Dialing code | 0364 |
Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
Saint day | 24 June |
Website | Official website |
Borno (Camunian: Búren) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
It is located on the so-called plateau of the Sun.
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[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borno.
- (in Italian) Historical photos - Intercam
- (in Italian) Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali
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