Bienno
Encyclopedia
Bienno is an Italian
comune
of 3.609 abitanti in Val Camonica
, province of Brescia
, in Lombardy
.
It is bounded by other communes of Bagolino, Berzo Inferiore, Bovegno, Breno, Cividate Camuno, Collio, Prestine.
on some grass in height.
On January 25, 1350 the bishop of Brescia invests iure feuds for a tenth of the rights in the territories of the Municipality Bienno (vicinia) and men of Bienno, what happened back in 1295, 1336, and later in 1388, 1423 and 1486). It also confirmed the August 20, 1423.
In 1391 the land of Bienno, Ghibelline, underwent an extensive pillaging of cattle caused by the Guelphs Camuni led by Baroncino Nobili of Lozio
.
The peace of Breno of 31 December 1397 the representative of the community of Bienno Lanini Bertolino di Martino, is on the bank Ghibelline.
Between 1805 and 1815 the town of Bienno was united to Prestine
and called "Bienno with Prestine."
Italy
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comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of 3.609 abitanti in Val Camonica
Val Camonica
Val Camonica is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, about 90 km long. It starts from the Tonale Pass, at 1883 metres above sea level and ends at Corna Trentapassi, in the comune of Pisogne, near Lake Iseo...
, province of Brescia
Province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. It borders with the province of Sondrio in the N and NW, the province of Bergamo in the W, province of Cremona in the SW and S, the province of Mantova to the S, and to the east, the province of Verona and Trentino .Source for statistical...
, in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
.
Geography
The village is located in Val Grigna, on the northern side of the river Grigna.It is bounded by other communes of Bagolino, Berzo Inferiore, Bovegno, Breno, Cividate Camuno, Collio, Prestine.
History
In 1295 there was a quarrel with BovegnoBovegno
Bovegno is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It borders the communes of Collio, Pezzaze, Irma, Artogne. It is pronounced Bòvegno .It is located in the valley named Valle Trompia....
on some grass in height.
On January 25, 1350 the bishop of Brescia invests iure feuds for a tenth of the rights in the territories of the Municipality Bienno (vicinia) and men of Bienno, what happened back in 1295, 1336, and later in 1388, 1423 and 1486). It also confirmed the August 20, 1423.
In 1391 the land of Bienno, Ghibelline, underwent an extensive pillaging of cattle caused by the Guelphs Camuni led by Baroncino Nobili of Lozio
Lozio
Lozio is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.The comune is bounded by other communes of Cerveno, Malegno, Ossimo, Schilpario...
.
The peace of Breno of 31 December 1397 the representative of the community of Bienno Lanini Bertolino di Martino, is on the bank Ghibelline.
Between 1805 and 1815 the town of Bienno was united to Prestine
Prestine
Prestine Prestine Prestine (Pgèhten in camunian dialect is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.It is bounded by other communes of Bagolino, Bienno, Breno, Niardo...
and called "Bienno with Prestine."
Monuments and places of interest
Bienno is part of the club of "The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy" creation of the Council of Tourism of the Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI).Religious architecture
- The parish church, dedicated to Saints Faustino and Giovita, rebuilt in the early years of 1600 strictly in accordance with the rules counterreformation; single nave with six side altars; impressive painting cycle for most of Giovanni Mauro della Rovere (the Fiamminghino); beautiful cleared in 1647 of wrought iron; body of 17th-century origins antegnatiane and remodeled by Serassi.
- The smallest church in the lower part of the old town, the Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunziata (once called Santa Maria degli Orti). For a single nave, it contains frescoes of great value products during the 16th century by various artists, including Giovanni Pietro da CemmoGiovanni Pietro da CemmoGiovanni Pietro da Cemmo was an Italian painter.Details on the artist's life are very scarce: perhaps born in Cemmo, he was active from 1474 to 1504 in a large area including Brescia and Cremona....
and, above all, Girolamo di Romano, said Romanino. Include, among others, a danse macabreDanse MacabreDance of Death, also variously called Danse Macabre , Danza de la Muerte , Dansa de la Mort , Danza Macabra , Dança da Morte , Totentanz , Dodendans , is an artistic genre of late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's...
to the right of the altar. - Hermitage of St. Peter and Paul, built in the second half of the 20th century, originated in the 11th, 12th century, when in came the Valcamonica Cluny.
- Church of San Defendente on a hill at the north entrance of Bienno dates back to the 15th century.
- Church of St Peter in bonds (or San Peder Suc) of 16th century. Stands on an ara of Bacchus (hence the name St. Peter Succo) of which you can see the remains on the back of the building.
- Hill of the Christ Re: there stands a monument to Christ the King, the golden statue dating back to 1929.
- Chapel of pool, of the 15th century, reworked in the seventeenth.