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Braone
Braù
Comune di Braone
Location of Braone
Map
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
Area
 • Total
12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
672
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
DemonymBraonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25040
Dialing code0364
Patron saintPurification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Saint day2 February
WebsiteOfficial website

Braone (Braù in camunian dialect) is an Italian comune of 672 inhabitants[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Geography

It is bounded by other communes of Breno, Cerveno, Ceto, Losine, Niardo.

Parish church

History

In 1956 coins were discovered in Braone, the latest of which date back to Anastasius I (circa 518 CE).

Monuments and places of interest

Religious architecture

The churches of Braone are:

  • Parish Church of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, reported already in 1439, has a stone portal Sarnico of the eighteenth century. The altarpiece is by Fiammenghino.

Society

Traditions and folklore

The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Braone is Gàcc.

References

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