Cedegolo
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Cedegolo is an Italian
Italy
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 comune
Comune
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 of 1.264 inhabitants in Val Camonica
Val Camonica
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, province of Brescia
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, in Lombardy
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.

Geography

The village of Cedegolo located in a narrow gorge formed by Oglio
Oglio
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 river, on its eastern side. It is crossed by two streams: the Val Gravagna, further north, and the Poia, to the south.

History

The comune of Cedegolo was born in 1797, at the fall of the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
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. First was an hamlet of Grevo.

The bridge over Poia, at the center of the country, was completed in 1592.

From Cedegolo in July 1866 the fourth regiment of volunteers in Italy and the Second Battalion of bersaglieri moved to enter Austrian Trentino, through the Lake Arno.

On March 18, 1927 in the Official Journal is published the decree that authorizes the transfer of the municipality from Grevo to Cedegolo.

In 1928 Cedegolo joined Sellero, Novelle and Berzo Demo (disengaged after the 2° world war).

Religious architectures

The churches of Cedegolo are:
  • Parish of Saint Jerome, the first half of the XVII. The altar is by Pietro Ramus.

Traditions and folklore

The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Cedegolo is Lìca-tóncc.

External links

Historical photos - Intercam Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali
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