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Comune in Lombardy, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ponte di Legno (Camunian: Put de Lègn) is an Italian comune of 1,729 inhabitants[2] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Ponte di Legno
Put de Lègn | |
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Comune di Ponte di Legno | |
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Coordinates: 46°15′34″N 10°30′34″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Province of Brescia (BS) |
Frazioni | Poia, Zoanno, Precasaglio, Passo del Tonale, S.Apollonia, Pezzo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ivan Faustinelli (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 100.1 km2 (38.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,258 m (4,127 ft) |
Population (31-12-2015)[2] | |
• Total | 1,729 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Demonym | Dalignesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 25056 |
Patron saint | SS. Trinità |
Saint day | 5 June |
Website | Official website |
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.
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.
The churches of Ponte di Legno are:
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:
Ponte di Legno is twinned with:
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