Artogne (''Artògne'' in

camunian dialect Eastern Lombard is a group of closely related variants of Lombard language, Lombard, a Gallo-Italic languages, Gallo-Italic language spoken in Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua, in the area around Cremona and in p ...

) is an

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comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

in the

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, in

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(

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). Artogne lies on the left side of

Oglio The Oglio (; or ; , ) is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is long. In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its of length, it occupies the 2nd place per length (after the river Adda), while it is the 4th pe ...

river, between the towns of

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Pian Camuno Pian Camuno ( Camunian: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated in the lower part of Val Camonica Val Camonica or Valcamonica (), also Valle Camonica and anglicized as Camonica Valley, is o ...

and

Rogno Rogno (Val Camonica, Camuno Eastern Lombard, Lombard: ; Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo, in the Val ...

History

In 1233 Artogne became property of the Brusati family. In 1331 Zanone called "Mastaio" and Ziliolo Federici, sons of Bojaco of Gorzone, bought all the property that Girardo Brusati owned in the land of Artogne. Artogne is indicated on the 1508 map of Valle Camonica designed by

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially rested o ...

, which is kept at the Royal Library of Windsor, in Great Britain. In 1912 a severe flood hit the village. In 1927 the town merged with that of Pian Camuno, creating the town of Pian d'Artogne. This was split again in 1957. On July 26, 1944, Battista Pedersoli, Giacomo Marioli and Antonio Cotti Cottiniare were killed at the Cascina Campelli by nazi-fascists.

Main sights

The churches of Artogne are: * Church of Santa Maria Elisabetta (15th century): the portal dates from 1532. * Church of Sant'Andrea, in 15th century style. The presbytery is separated from the nave by an iron grating. * Parish of Saints Cornelius and

Cyprian Cyprian (; ; to 14 September 258 AD''The Liturgy of the Hours according to the Roman Rite: Vol. IV.'' New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975. p. 1406.) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Christian writer of Berbers, Berber descent, ...

, the portal in "stone of Sarnico" contains the inscription "pietas polùpuli erexit years 1751/cornelio et cypria martiribus". There are several houses of the Federici family, including one with a stone portal of Sarnico and studded wooden door of the 15th century.

Traditions and folklore

The scütüm are in

nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Artogne are ''Patàte, Mascherpine, maia mèlga, Màgole''.

Sport

Sportspeople linked to Artogne include: *

Nadia Fanchini Nadia Fanchini (born 25 June 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in Lovere, she lives in Val Camonica. Her sisters Elena and Sabrina Fanchini were also members of the Italian World Cup team. Career Fanchini represented It ...

Elena Fanchini Elena Fanchini (30 April 1985 – 8 February 2023) was an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Val Camonica, she focused on the speed events of downhill and super-G. Her younger sisters Nadia and Sabrina also raced on the Italian team. ...

Twin towns

Artogne is twinned with: *

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, since 1999

References

Bibliography

External links

Historical photos - Intercam

Historical photos - Lombardia Beni Culturali
Cities and towns in Lombardy Articles which contain graphical timelines {{Brescia-geo-stub