Ponte di Legno
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
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Ponte di Legno (Camunian: Put de Lègn) is an Italian comune of 1,729 inhabitants[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Ponte di Legno
Put de Lègn | |
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| Comune di Ponte di Legno | |
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| Coordinates: 46°15′34″N 10°30′34″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Poia, Zoanno, Precasaglio, Passo del Tonale, S.Apollonia, Pezzo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Faustinelli (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.1 km2 (38.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,258 m (4,127 ft) |
| Population (31-12-2015)[2] | |
• Total | 1,729 |
| • Density | 17.27/km2 (44.74/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dalignesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25056 |
| Dialing code | 0364 |
| Patron saint | SS. Trinità |
| Saint day | 5 June |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers (Frigidolfo and Narcanello) of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of Valle Camonica.[citation needed]
History
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The territory of the municipality of Ponte di Legno was part of the ancient Dalaunia (Dalegno), which included also the comune of Temù.[citation needed]
On September 27, 1917 the village was bombarded by Austrian cannons and razed to the ground in a short time.[citation needed]
Monuments and places of interest
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.[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
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
