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Borno, Lombardy

Summary

Borno (Camunian: Búren) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Borno
Búren
Comune
Comune di Borno
Town Centre
Town Centre
Coat of arms of Borno
Coat of arms
Location of Borno
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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]
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
912 m (2,992 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total2,606
 • 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

It is located on the so-called plateau of the Sun.

Main sights edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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 edit

  • Panazza, Gaetano; Araldo Bertolini (1984). Arte in Val Camonica - vol 1 (in Italian). Brescia: Industrie grafiche bresciane.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borno.
  • (in Italian) Historical photos - Intercam
  • (in Italian) Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali