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Berzo Demo

Coordinates:46°05′38″N10°20′4″E / 46.09389°N 10.33444°E /46.09389; 10.33444
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Comune in Lombardy, Italy
Berzo Demo
Bèrs e Dém
Comune di Berzo Demo
Berzo and Demo's panorama
Berzo and Demo's panorama
Coat of arms of Berzo Demo
Coat of arms
Location of Berzo Demo
Berzo Demo is located in Italy
Berzo Demo
Berzo Demo
Location of Berzo Demo in Italy
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Berzo Demo is located in Lombardy
Berzo Demo
Berzo Demo
Berzo Demo (Lombardy)
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Coordinates:46°05′38″N10°20′4″E / 46.09389°N 10.33444°E /46.09389; 10.33444
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniBerzo, Demo, Monte
Government
 • MayorAnna Frizzante (commissar)
Area
 • Total
15.46 km2 (5.97 sq mi)
Population
 (30 November 2021)[2]
 • Total
1,527
 • Density98.77/km2 (255.8/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Berzesi and Demesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25040
Dialing code0364
Patron saintSt. Eusebius of Vercelli (Berzo),St. Lawrence (Demo)
Saint day2 August, 10 August
WebsiteOfficial website[permanent dead link]

Berzo Demo (Camunian:Bèrs Dém) is an Italiancomune inVal Camonica,province of Brescia, inLombardy, northernItaly.

Geography

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The town of Berzo Demo is nestled on the southern slopes of thePian della Regina. It is formed by three villages: the more downstream is Demo, the central one is Berzo and on top is Monte. It is bounded by other communes ofCedegolo,Cevo,Malonno,Paisco Loveno,Sellero,Sonico.

History

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Tower-bell in Demo.
St Eusebio in Berzo.
See also:Val Camonica

Monday 6 April 1299, the consuls of thevicinia of Berzo and Demo go to Cemmo where is Cazoino Capriolo, Chamberlain of the Bishop of BresciaBerardo Maggi. Here swear according to the usual formula loyalty to the bishop, and pay the tithe due.

On 15 May 1365 the Bishop of Brescia Enrico Sessa investsiure feuds for a tenth of the rights in the territories of Breno, Vione, Vezza, Sonico, Malonno, Berzo Demo, Astrio, Ossimo and Losine Giovanni and Gerardo sons of PasinoFederici of Mu.

The peace of Breno of 31 December 1397, the representatives of the community of Demo, Albertino di Martino di Demo and the notary Giovannino Boldrini of Saviore, stands on the Ghibelline bank ofOglio.

On 17 September 1423 the Bishop of Brescia Francesco Marerio invests iure feuds for a 10th of the rights in the territories of Monno, Cevo, Andrist, Grumello, Saviore, Cemmo, Ono, Sonico, Astri, Malegno, Cortenedolo, Vione, Incudine and Berzo Demo at Bertolino della Torre of Cemmo.

In 1760 Berzo Demo and Monte had 790 inhabitants.

Between 1927 and 1948 (Royal Decree 28 September 1927) Berzo Demo was joint toCedegolo.

Main sights

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The churches of Berzo Demo are:

  • Berzo
    • Parish Church ofSt. Eusebius, fifteenth century in origin, extended in the seventeenth. The ancon of the high altar was made by Pietro Ramus.
  • Demo
    • Parish ofSan Lorenzo; the portal bears the date 1757
    • Church ofSt. Augustine, near the bell tower, now deconsecrated. Within a tombstone dated 1640.
    • Church of San Zeno, on a small hill at the foot of the commune, is of the sixteenth century. It has a triangular tower-bell.
    • Church dedicated toSaint Valentine (or "of the Dead"): Until a few years ago it was covered with votive offerings (ex voto), especially anatomical ones (legs, feet, hands).
  • The bell tower of 1865 stands on the ruins of a medieval tower-house

Culture

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The scütüm are incamunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of

  • Berzo is Bersàgoi
  • Demo is Gòs
  • Monte is Gàcc

On 28 June, the eve offeast of Saints Peter and Paul, the villagers put anegg white in a bottle which they leave in the open air until the next morning; albumin coagulated in filaments then evokes the masts and sails of aboat, it is theboat of Saint Peter.[3]

References

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  1. ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved16 March 2019.
  2. ^ISTATArchived March 3, 2016, at theWayback Machine
  3. ^"Atlante Demologico Lombardo". demologia.it. Retrieved2020-07-03.

Sources

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  • Baccanelli, Boldini; Moreschi, Ruggeri (2003).Bercio - storia religiosa e civile del comune di Berzo Demo (in Italian). Breno: Tipografia camuna.

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