Borno, Lombardy

For other uses, see Borno.
Borno
Búren
Comune
Comune di Borno
Town Centre
Town Centre
Coat of arms of Borno
Coat of arms
Location of Borno
Map
Borno is located in Italy
Borno
Borno
Location of Borno in Italy
Borno is located in Lombardy
Borno
Borno
Borno (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°56′46″N 10°11′56″E / 45.94611°N 10.19889°E / 45.94611; 10.19889
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniPaline
Government
 • MayorMatteo 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
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
DemonymBornesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25042
Dialing code0364
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day24 June
WebsiteOfficial 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

Housetower in Borno
Parish church of S Martin and John
  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
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