Cividate Camuno Hiidà |
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— Comune — | |
Comune di Cividate Camuno | |
Cividate Camuno
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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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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.
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" .
The churches of Cividate Camuno are:
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, Bö or Maia Hüche.
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