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Borno, Lombardy

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Country
  
Italy

Frazioni
  
Paline

Demonym(s)
  
Bornesi

Area
  
30 km²

Province
  
Province of Brescia

Region
  
Lombardy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Brescia (BS)

Elevation
  
912 m (2,992 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Postal code
  
25042

Local time
  
Thursday 4:02 PM

Dialling code
  
0364

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 49% Humidity

Borno (Búren in camunian dialect) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

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Map of 25042 Borno Province of Brescia, Italy

It is located on the so-called plateau of the Sun.

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

    • References

    Borno, Lombardy Wikipedia
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