Borno, Lombardy

For other uses, see Borno.
Borno
Búren
Comune
Comune di Borno

Centertown

Coat of arms
Borno

Location of Borno in Italy

Coordinates: 45°56′46″N 10°11′56″E / 45.94611°N 10.19889°E / 45.94611; 10.19889
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Frazioni Paline
Government
  Mayor Veronica Magnolini
Area
  Total 30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation 912 m (2,992 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,653
  Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bornesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 25042
Dialing code 0364
Patron saint St. Bartholomew
Saint day 24 June
Website Official website

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

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

Housetower in Borno
Parish church of S Martin and John

Main sights

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

References

Sources

External links

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