Cimbergo
Encyclopedia
Cimbergo is an Italian
comune
of 585 inhabitants in Val Camonica
, province of Brescia
, in Lombardy
.
In 1378 Guelphs and Ghibellines of Valcamonica tried to sign a peace in the Castle of Cimbergo.
Bartholomew of Cemmo on the 28 May of 1430 obtained the investiture in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice of the county of Cemmo-Cimbergo.
Bartholomew lost the county before the end of the '30s, because of its overtly political side of Milan, so it was donated to Trent counts Lodrone.
Between 1805 and 1809 Cimbergo joined Paspardo with the name of "Cimbergo con Paspardo".
In 1810 the municipality of Cimbergo buy the castle from Lodrone who reside there for some time and turns it into a cemetery, after which the land will be sold to individuals. In 1849 , due to the failure of church bells, you decide to use the material for re-use of the castle, now abandoned, to build a new church-tower.
Between 1927 and 1947, is again united to Cimbergo Paspardo with the name of Cimbergo-Paspardo.
In 2008 the municipality of Cimbergo unable to regain all the land around the castle.
Italy
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comune
Comune
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of 585 inhabitants 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...
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History
The area of Cimbergo was populated by ancient: there are hundreds stone carvings on its territory.In 1378 Guelphs and Ghibellines of Valcamonica tried to sign a peace in the Castle of Cimbergo.
Bartholomew of Cemmo on the 28 May of 1430 obtained the investiture in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice of the county of Cemmo-Cimbergo.
Bartholomew lost the county before the end of the '30s, because of its overtly political side of Milan, so it was donated to Trent counts Lodrone.
Between 1805 and 1809 Cimbergo joined Paspardo with the name of "Cimbergo con Paspardo".
In 1810 the municipality of Cimbergo buy the castle from Lodrone who reside there for some time and turns it into a cemetery, after which the land will be sold to individuals. In 1849 , due to the failure of church bells, you decide to use the material for re-use of the castle, now abandoned, to build a new church-tower.
Between 1927 and 1947, is again united to Cimbergo Paspardo with the name of Cimbergo-Paspardo.
In 2008 the municipality of Cimbergo unable to regain all the land around the castle.
Religious architectures
The churches of Cimbergo are:- Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta, formerly dedicated to St. Martin.
- The church of San Giovanni Battista.