Ponte di Legno

Ponte di Legno
Comune
Comune di Ponte di Legno
Ponte di Legno

Location of Ponte di Legno in Italy

Coordinates: 46°15′34″N 10°30′34″E / 46.25944°N 10.50944°E / 46.25944; 10.50944Coordinates: 46°15′34″N 10°30′34″E / 46.25944°N 10.50944°E / 46.25944; 10.50944
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Province of Brescia (BS)
Frazioni Poia, Zoanno, Precasaglio, Passo del Tonale, S.Apollonia, Pezzo
Government
 • Mayor Mario Giuseppe Bezzi
Area
 • Total 100.1 km2 (38.6 sq mi)
Elevation 1,258 m (4,127 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,773
 • Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Dalignesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 25056
Dialing code 0364
Website Official website

Ponte di Legno (Pònt in the Camunian dialect) is an Italian comune of 1,773 inhabitants[1] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Geography

Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of Valle Camonica.

History

See also: Val Camonica

The territory of the municipality of Ponte di Legno was part of the ancient Dalaunia (Dalegno), which included also the comune of Temù.

On September 27, 1917 the village was bombarded by Austrian cannons and razed to the ground in a short time.

Monuments and places of interest

Parish church of the Holy Trinity

Religious architectures

The churches of Ponte di Legno are:

Society

Traditions and folklore

The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The ones which characterize the people of the comune are:

Twin towns

Ponte di Legno is twinned with:

References

  1. 1 2 ISTAT
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