Braone
Braone Braù | |
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Comune di Braone | |
Coordinates: 45°59′30″N 10°20′36″E / 45.99167°N 10.34333°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Brescia (BS) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gabriele Prandini |
Area | |
• Total | 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 689 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Demonym | Braonesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 25040 |
Dialing code | 0364 |
Patron saint | Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas) |
Saint day | 2 February |
Website | Official website |
Braone (Camunian: Bragù or Braù) is an Italian comune of 672 inhabitants[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
It is bounded by other communes of Breno, Cerveno, Ceto, Losine, Niardo.
History
[edit]In 1956 coins were discovered in Braone, the latest of which date back to Anastasius I (circa 518 CE).
Main sights
[edit]- Parish Church of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, reported already in 1439, has a stone portal Sarnico of the eighteenth century. The altarpiece is by Fiammenghino.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- (in Italian) - Lombardia Beni Culturali