Cerveno
Cerveno
Hervé | |
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| Comune di Cerveno | |
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  Cerveno Location of Cerveno in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 46°0′12″N 10°19′36″E / 46.00333°N 10.32667°ECoordinates: 46°0′12″N 10°19′36″E / 46.00333°N 10.32667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giancarlo Maculotti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 668 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cervenesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25040 |
| Dialing code | 0364 |
| Patron saint | Martin of Tours |
| Saint day | 11 November |
| Website | Official website |
Cerveno (Camunian: Hervé) is a comune of 683 inhabitants[3] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy.
The village of Cerveno is bounded by other communes of Braone, Ceto, Losine, Lozio, Malegno, Ono San Pietro, Paisco Loveno, Schilpario.
History[]
At the 1397 peace of Breno, the representative of the community Cerveno chose the side of the Ghibellines.
Main sights[]
Parish of St Martin
The churches of Cerveno are:
- Parish of San Martino, 13th century, was remodeled in the 17th century. The altarpiece is of Beniamino Simoni.
- Sanctuary della Via Crucis, similar to the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy. The chapels stand beside the parish church and oratory of San Martino. The Sanctuary contains an 18th-century Via Crucis, carved of wood and stucco, and painted. the fourteen stations contain 198 life-sized statues. In 1752, Don Andrea Boldini, a parishioner commissioned the work from the local sculptor Beniamino Simoni of . However, due to continual fights with the parishioners and inhabitants, Simoni was dismissed, and the work was reassigned to and , who completed stations 8, 9, and 10. Every ten years, the townspeople re-enact the scenes of the Passion of Christ.[4]
Culture[]
The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Cerveno is Giüdé, Capèle, Brusa crus.
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sanctuary Website Archived January 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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- (in Italian) Fotografie storiche - Lombardia Beni Culturali
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