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Braone

Braone
Braù
Comune
Comune di Braone
Location of Braone
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Braone is located in Italy
Braone
Braone
Location of Braone in Italy
Braone is located in Lombardy
Braone
Braone
Braone (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°59′30″N 10°20′36″E / 45.99167°N 10.34333°E / 45.99167; 10.34333
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
Government
 • MayorGabriele Prandini
Area
[1]
 • Total
13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total
689
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymBraonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25040
Dialing code0364
Patron saintPurification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Saint day2 February
WebsiteOfficial website

Braone (Camunian: Bragù or Braù) is an Italian comune of 672 inhabitants[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

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

History

See also: Val Camonica

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

Main sights

Parish church
  • 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.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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