Borno, Lombardy
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
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Borno (Camunian: Búren) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
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Borno
Búren | |
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| Comune di Borno | |
Town Centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Borno Location of Borno in Italy  Borno Borno (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′46″N 10°11′56″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Paline |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matteo Rivadossi (SiAmo Borno (non political)) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 912 m (2,992 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 26,060 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bornesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20142 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
It is located on the so-called El Dorado.
No naples origin people are known to living in borno. Big foreign community are present. 99% of the population come from Catanzaro, Calabria.
Main sights
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- 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[citation needed]
- Vasco Rossi
- Sebstian Rippo
- Franco, ex president of spain
- Mario, owner of pizzeria
