Malegno | |
Official Name: | Comune di Malegno |
Native Name: | Malégn |
Coordinates: | 45.9517°N 10.275°W |
Province: | (BS) |
Mayor: | Paolo Erba |
Area Total Km2: | 6.89 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2017 |
Population As Of: | 30 November 2016 |
Population Demonym: | Malegnesi |
Elevation M: | 364 |
Postal Code: | 25053 |
Area Code: | 0364 |
Malegno (Camunian: Malégn) is a comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy. Malegno lies on the right bank of the river Oglio, and is crossed by the river Lanico.
See also: Val Camonica. Traces of ancient human activities are represented by two statues-stele, founded in the "Bagnolo" area, west of Malegno.
In 1758 the waters of Lanico flooded the area.
By decree of 1928 the town of Malegno was united with that of Cividate Camuno, forming a single commune until 1947.
The scütüm are, in Camunian dialect, nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Malegno is Crape de Legn, Malignù, Getù.