Cividate Camuno

Cividate Camuno
Hiidà
—  Comune  —
Comune di Cividate Camuno
Cividate Camuno
Location of Cividate Camuno in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Government
 • Mayor Cesare Damiola
Area
 • Total 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation 275 m (902 ft)
Population (31 December 2007[1])
 • Total 2,732
 • Density 910.7/km2 (2,358.6/sq mi)
Demonym Cividatesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 25040
Dialing code 0364
Patron saint Saint Stephen
Saint day 26 December
Website Official website

Cividate Camuno (Hiidà in local camunian dialect) is an Italian comune of 2,732 inhabitants[1] in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

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Geography

The territory of Cividate Camuno bordered by several municipalities: to the east to Bienno, on the north to Breno and Malegno, to the west to Piancogno, and south to Esine and Berzo Inferiore.

History

Originally a Roman town, is built on a former place of settlement. In medieval times it was known as Civethate.

Between 1863 and 1887 Cividate assumes the name "Cividate Alpino", but because of bureaucratic confusion, in 1887 the village assumed the name "Cividate Camuno" .

Main sights

The churches of Cividate Camuno are:

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 Cividate Camuno is Pàtate, or Maia Hüche.

People

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