Berzo Inferiore

Berzo Inferiore
Bèrs
Comune
Comune di Berzo Inferiore

Berzo Inferiore and Bienno
Berzo Inferiore

Location of Berzo Inferiore in Italy

Coordinates: 45°55′54″N 10°16′50″E / 45.93167°N 10.28056°E / 45.93167; 10.28056Coordinates: 45°55′54″N 10°16′50″E / 45.93167°N 10.28056°E / 45.93167; 10.28056
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Area
  Total 21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation 356 m (1,168 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,475
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 25040
Dialing code 0364
Patron saint Beato Innocenzo, Madonna Pellegrina, San Lorenzo
Saint day 3 marzo, 24 settembre, 10 agosto
Website Official website

Berzo Inferiore (Bèrs in camunian dialect) is an Italian comune of 2,316 inhabitants[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Geography

The village of Berzo Inferiore (Inferiore means "at the bottom" to distinguish from Berzo Demo) is situated in Val Grigna, a side valley of the Oglio valley, upstream from Esine and downstream from Bienno.

Parish of St Maria
Apparition of Maria in Berzo Inferiore (1618)
Townhall of Berzo Inferiore

History

See also: Val Camonica

The area has known habitation dating back to Mesolithic prehistory, as ascribed from artifacts found near Passo Crestoso. The first documentation of the town name is in a document from 1041, that mentions Bercio. Documents also cite a quarrel with the nearby town of Bovegno regarding pastoral lands. In 1350, the bishop of Brescia, Zanino Federici of Gorzone, asserted feudal rights for the territories of the Lower Berzo, Ono and Cricolo and Cerveno of Rainaldo.

In July 1404, the town of Berzo was destroyed by the Guelphs from the towns of Predore and Adrara San Rocco, which had suffered depredations and looting at the hands of townsmen of Berzo. In 1562, the priest Giacomo Pandolfi was sent by the Bishop of Brescia, Domenico Bollani, to Berzo; his mission was to urge the local authorities to censure and cease the frequent episodes of public dancing in the town.

A miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary to Marta Polentini is said to have occurred in 1618.

In 1867, the provincial council of Brescia agreed to the union of municipalities and Bienno Berzo: this was not carried out do to popular opposition. Between 1927 and 1947, due to fascist laws on municipalities, the municipalities of Bienno Berzo were aggregated.

Monuments and places of interest

Religious architectures

The churches of Berzo Inferiore are:

Society

Demographic trends

Traditions and folklore

The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Berzo Inferiore is Gòs or Farisé.

Notable people=

References

Bibliography

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