Cevo Explained

Cevo
Official Name:Comune di Cevo
Native Name:Séf
Coordinates:46.0822°N 10.3694°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Brescia (BS)
Frazioni:Fresine, Andrista, Isola
Mayor:Silvio Marcello Citroni
Area Total Km2:35.47
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:818
Population As Of:30 November 2021
Population Demonym:Cevesi
Elevation M:1100
Saint:Saint Vigilius of Trento
Day:26 June
Postal Code:25040
Area Code:0364

Cevo (Camunian: Séf) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy. Neighbouring communes are Saviore dell'Adamello and Berzo Demo. It is located near Valle Camonica near the slopes of Adamello.

History

See also: Val Camonica. On April 22, 1644, most of the town of Cevo was burned down by a fire started by lightning. On July 3, 1944, most of the houses in the town were either damaged, destroyed, or looted by the combined Wehrmacht and Italian Fascist forces, in retaliation for activities by the partisans. Six people were killed and two-thirds of the 1,200 residents were left homeless.

Main sights

Churches Cevo are:

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 Cevo is Barlócc.

Twin towns

Cevo is twinned with:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html ISTAT