Ponte di Legno
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Ponte di Legno (Camunian: {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) is an Italian comune of 1,729 inhabitants<ref name=pop/> in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
GeographyEdit
Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers (Frigidolfo and Narcanello) of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of Valle Camonica.Template:Cn
HistoryEdit
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Template:See also The territory of the municipality of Ponte di Legno was part of the ancient Dalaunia (Dalegno), which included also the comune of Temù.Template:Cn
On September 27, 1917 the village was bombarded by Austrian cannons and razed to the ground in a short time.Template:Cn
Monuments and places of interestEdit
Religious architecturesEdit
The churches of Ponte di Legno are:
- Parish of the Holy Trinity, dated 1685, though the wooden door is from 1929. Inside there are works from the workshop of Ramus.Template:Cn
- Church St. Appollonio in Plampezzo. It is an ancient church dating from the twelfth century, with frescoes of the thirteenth century of the hand of the painter Johannes from Volpino.Template:Cn
SocietyEdit
Demographic trendsEdit
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Traditions and folkloreEdit
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:
- Poia: Bòrse
- Zoanno: Gòs
- Pezzo: Benui
- Precasaglio: Berlif
Twin townsEdit
Ponte di Legno is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Recco, Italy
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Template:In lang Historical photos - Intercam
- Template:In lang Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali
- Ponte di Legno ski resort guide
Template:Comuni of Val Camonica Template:Province of Brescia Template:Authority control