Braone

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Braone
Braù
Comune
Comune di Braone
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Braone is located in Italy
Braone
Braone
Location of Braone in Italy
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Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Brescia (BS)
Area
 • Total 12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation 394 m (1,293 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 672
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Braonesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 25040
Dialing code 0364
Patron saint Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Saint day 2 February
Website Official website

Braone (Braù in camunian dialect) is an Italian comune of 672 inhabitants[1] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Geography

It is bounded by other communes of Breno, Cerveno, Ceto, Losine, Niardo.

Parish church

History

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In 1956 coins were discovered in Braone, the latest of which date back to Anastasius I (circa 518 CE).

Monuments and places of interest

Religious architecture

The churches of Braone are:

  • 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.

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 Braone is Gàcc.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ISTAT

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