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Braone Latitude and Longitude:

45°59′30″N 10°20′36″E / 45.99167°N 10.34333°E / 45.99167; 10.34333
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Braone
Braù
Comune di Braone
Location of Braone
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
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Government
 • MayorGabriele Prandini
Area
 • Total13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017) [2]
 • Total689
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymBraonesi
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code
25040
Dialing code0364
Patron saint Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Candlemas)
Saint day2 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

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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