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Malegno

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Brescia (BS)

Demonym(s)
  
Malegnesi

Area
  
6 km²

Province
  
Province of Brescia

Dialling code
  
0364

Region
  
Lombardy

Elevation
  
364 m (1,194 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 6:20 AM

Postal code
  
25053

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 63% Humidity

Malegno (Malégn in local camunian dialect) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Malegno lies on the right bank of the river Oglio, and is crossed by the river Lanico.

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Map of Malegno, Province of Brescia, Italy

History

Traces of ancient human activities are represented by two statues-stele, founded in the "Bagnolo" area, west of Malegno.

In 1758 the waters of Lanico flooded the area.

By decree of 1928 the town of Malegno was united with that of Cividate Camuno, forming a single commune until 1947.

Main sights

  • Parish Church of St. Andrew, built between 1706 and 1709.
  • former parish of St. Andrew, modified in the 15th, 16th, and 17th century.
  • Church of Santa Maria at the Bridge, near the Hospital Vallecamonica. It dates from the 14th 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 Malegno is Crape de Legn, Malignù, Getù.

    References

    Malegno Wikipedia
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