Malegno Explained

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.

History

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.

Main sights

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 Malegno is Crape de Legn, Malignù, Getù.

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Notes and References

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