Ponte di Legno

Ponte di Legno (Camunian: ) is an Italian comune of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Geography

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.

History

The territory of the municipality of Ponte di Legno was part of the ancient Dalaunia (Dalegno), which included also the comune of TemÃÂ¹.

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 scÃÂ¼tÃÂ¼m 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: BÃÂ²rse
Zoanno: GÃÂ²s
Pezzo: Benui
Precasaglio: Berlif

Twin towns

Ponte di Legno is twinned with:

Recco, Italy