Borno, Lombardy

For the state in Nigeria, see Borno State.

Borno Búren
—  Comune  —
Comune di Borno
Centertown
Coat of arms
Borno Location of Borno in Italy
Coordinates: 45°56′46″N 10°11′56″E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Government
• Mayor	Antonella Rivadossi
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	912 m (2,992 ft)
Population (31 December 2007)
• Total	2,146
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym	Bornesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	25042
Dialing code	0364
Patron saint	St. Bartholomew
Saint day	24 August
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.

Housetower in Borno

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

Sources

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

External links

• (Italian) Historical photos - Intercam
• (Italian) Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali