Braone

Braone Braù
Comune
Comune di Braone
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Coordinates: 45°59′30″N 10°20′36″E / 45.99167°N 10.34333°E / 45.99167; 10.34333
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Government
• Mayor	Gabriele Prandini
Area [1]
• Total	13.36 km^2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation	394 m (1,293 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	689
• Density	51.6/km^2 (134/sq mi)
Demonym	Braonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25040
Dialing code	0364
Patron saint	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Saint day	2 February
Website	Official 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. ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• (in Italian) - Lombardia Beni Culturali