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Ponte di Legno ( Camunian: ) is an Italian ''
Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers of the
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.
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Historical photos - Intercam
Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali
Ponte di Legno ski resort guide
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comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica
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, province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.
With an ar ...
, in Lombardy
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Geography
Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers of the Oglio
The Oglio (; Latin ''Ollius'', or ''Olius''; Lombard ''Òi''; Cremonese ''Ùi'') is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is long.
In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its of length, it occupies the 2nd pla ...
, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of Valle Camonica
Val Camonica (also ''Valcamonica'' or Camonica Valley, Eastern Lombard: ''Al Camònega'') is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy. It extends about from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi, in ...
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History
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.
Monuments and places of interest
Religious architectures
The churches of Ponte di Legno are: * Parish of the Holy Trinity, dated 1685, though the wooden door is from 1929. Inside there are works from the workshop of Ramus. * Church St. Appollonio in Plampezzo. It is an ancient church dating from the twelfth century, with frescoes of the thirteenth century of the hand of the painter Johannes from Volpino.Society
Demographic trends
Traditions and folklore
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: * Poia: Bòrse * Zoanno: Gòs * Pezzo: Benui * Precasaglio: BerlifTwin towns
Ponte di Legno is twinned with: *Recco
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, Italy
References
External links
Historical photos - Intercam
Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali
Ponte di Legno ski resort guide
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