Borno, Lombardy

Borno (Camunian: Búren) is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

Borno Búren
Comune
Comune di Borno
Town Centre
Coat of arms
Location of Borno
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Coordinates: 45°56′46″N 10°11′56″E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Frazioni	Paline
Government
• Mayor	Matteo Rivadossi (SiAmo Borno (non political))
Area [1]
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	912 m (2,992 ft)
Population  (2017)[2]
• Total	2,606
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym	Bornesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25042
Dialing code	0364
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

It is located on the so-called plateau of the Sun.

Main sights

Housetower in Borno

Parish church of S Martin and John

• Parish Church of San Martin and John the Baptist (18th century).
• Oratory of San Antonio, right of the parish. It houses a fresco by Callisto Piazza.
• Oratory of the Disciplini
• Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (17th century)
• Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, previously dedicated to Saints Vitus and Modestus (16th century)
• Church of San Fiorino (or Floriano) from the 9th century, with the nave from the 16th century.
• Church of San Fermo, remodeled in the 16th and 17th century.

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 Borno are Burnàs, Bigi, Làder, maia patate.

People

• Giovanni Battista Re, Roman Catholic cardinal^{[citation needed]}