Ponte di Legno

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Ponte di Legno
Comune
Comune di Ponte di Legno
Location of Ponte di Legno
Map
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceProvince of Brescia (BS)
FrazioniPoia, Zoanno, Precasaglio, Passo del Tonale, S.Apollonia, Pezzo
Government
 • MayorMario Giuseppe Bezzi
Area
[1]
 • Total100.1 km2 (38.6 sq mi)
Elevation
1,258 m (4,127 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,773
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
DemonymDalignesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25056
Dialing code0364
WebsiteOfficial website

Ponte di Legno (Pònt in the Camunian dialect) is an Italian comune of 1,773 inhabitants[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Geography

Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of Valle Camonica.

History

See also: Val Camonica

The territory of the municipality of Ponte di Legno was part of the ancient Dalaunia (Dalegno), which included also the comune of Temù.

On September 27, 1917 the village was bombarded by Austrian cannons and razed to the ground in a short time.

Monuments and places of interest

Parish church of the Holy Trinity

Religious architectures

The churches of Ponte di Legno are:

  • Parish of the Holy Trinity, dated 1685, though the wooden door is from 1929. Inside there are works from the workshop of Ramus.
  • Church St. Appollonio in Plampezzo. It is an ancient church dating from the twelfth century, with frescoes of the thirteenth century of the hand of the painter Johannes from Volpino.

Society

Demographic trends

Traditions and folklore

The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The ones which characterize the people of the comune are:

  • Poia: Bòrse
  • Zoanno: Gòs
  • Pezzo: Benui
  • Precasaglio: Berlif

Twin towns

Ponte di Legno is twinned with:

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

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