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Ponte di Legno

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Ponte di Legno

Total population

1,869

Elevation1258 m
Land area100.43 km²
Coordinates46.26°, 10.51°

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City facts

Elevation
1258 m
Area
100.43 km²
Official website
www.comune.ponte-di-legno.bs.it

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Overview

Ponte di Legno is an Italian comune of 1,729 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

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History & geography

History

The territory of the municipality of Ponte di Legno was part of the ancient Dalaunia (Dalegno), which included also the comune of Temù. On September 27, 1917 the village was bombarded by Austrian cannons and razed to the ground in a short time.

Geography

Situated at the confluence of the two source rivers (Frigidolfo and Narcanello) of the Oglio, Ponte di Legno is the uppermost comune of Valle Camonica.

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Geography

Latitude
46.2586
Longitude
10.5087
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
19,535
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • red deer
    Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    317
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    190
  • common frog
    Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia
    181
  • Coal Tit
    Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    174
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    167
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    164
  • Bladder Campion
    Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke · Magnoliopsida
    146
  • Eurasian Crag-Martin
    Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    126

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

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Notable people from here

L
Luigi Pennacchio
Italian ski jumper (1933–2001)
Giovanni Andrea Gregorini
Giovanni Andrea Gregorini
Italian entrepreneur and politician (1819-1878)
G
Giacomo Aimoni
Italian ski jumper
I
Igino Rizzi
Italian ski jumper (1924–2015)
L
Lido Tomasi
Italian ski jumper
L
Luciano Zampatti
Italian ski jumper
M
Marcello Bazzana
Italian ski jumper and nordic combined skier (1953–2011)
P
Pietro Vigorelli
Italian physician and psychotherapist
R
Raffaele Menici
sentenced to death during the World War II (1895–1944)
Z
Zeffirino Ballardini
sentenced to death during the World War II
Angelo Tognali
Angelo Tognali
B
Bonifacio Favallini
C
Claudio Delpero
L
Lino Zani

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
017148
Province
Brescia (BS)
Region
Lombardia
NUTS3 (2024)
ITC47
Codice catastale
G844

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)