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The town is located on the right side of river Oglio, north of Clegna creek.
The historic center of Cemmo hosts many old buildings with numerous portals, gable roofs and courtyards. The town originally possessed four main defensive doors that give the name to the annual event "''4 Porte 4 Piazze''" ("4 doors, 4 squares"). The town's main squares are:
Just beyond it is the district "Furen," a group of old houses located in the vicinity of the remains of an ancient furnace, living examples of traditional rural camuna.
On the opposite bank of the river Clegna covers a green area in the countryside, called "Inimara", full of paths and streets with "orchards" (small gardens fenced).
* ''Morciuolo'' square, which holds an old fountain with traditional blanket washing;
* ''Pietro da Cemmo'' square, home of the parish church dedicated to St. Stephen;
* the small square on Via San Faustino, before the church of Santa Maria;
* ''Spiazzo della Berlina'' ("clearing of the limousine"), so named because it used to host the public processes; here was located the old town hall of Cemmo.
Much of the town's upper area is occupied by the ''Sisters of St. Dorothy''
Cemmo's churches are:
* ''Parish church of Saint Stephen'', 16th century, Lombard-Romanesque architecture.
* ''Church of Santa Maria and Elizabeth'', situated on a cliff over the Clegna creek, 12th-13th century.
* ''St. Bartholomew's Church of the
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camunian dialect
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: ''Hèm'') is a ''frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' of Capo di Ponte, located right of river Oglio
The Oglio (; Latin ''Ollius'', or ''Olius''; Lombard ''Òi''; Cremonese ''Ùi'') 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 plac ...
, beneath the Concarena.
It was one of the first settlements in Val Camonica
Val Camonica (also ''Valcamonica'' or Camonica Valley, Eastern Lombard: ''Al Camònega'') is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy. It extends about from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi, in ...
, as it can be deduced from the numerous rock drawings
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that have been found here; nowadays it has a population of about 600.
It hosts the Pieve of Saint Syrus.
Territory
The town is located on the right side of river Oglio, north of Clegna creek.
History
Local feudal lords
Noble families which obtainedfeoffment
In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of t ...
on the town from the local bishop:
Historic center
The historic center of Cemmo hosts many old buildings with numerous portals, gable roofs and courtyards. The town originally possessed four main defensive doors that give the name to the annual event "''4 Porte 4 Piazze''" ("4 doors, 4 squares"). The town's main squares are:
Just beyond it is the district "Furen," a group of old houses located in the vicinity of the remains of an ancient furnace, living examples of traditional rural camuna.
On the opposite bank of the river Clegna covers a green area in the countryside, called "Inimara", full of paths and streets with "orchards" (small gardens fenced).
* ''Morciuolo'' square, which holds an old fountain with traditional blanket washing;
* ''Pietro da Cemmo'' square, home of the parish church dedicated to St. Stephen;
* the small square on Via San Faustino, before the church of Santa Maria;
* ''Spiazzo della Berlina'' ("clearing of the limousine"), so named because it used to host the public processes; here was located the old town hall of Cemmo.
Much of the town's upper area is occupied by the ''Sisters of St. Dorothy''contrada
A (plural: ) is a subdivision (of various types) of Italian city, now unofficial. Depending on the case, a will be a ''località'', a ''rione'', a ''quartiere'' (''terziere'', etc.), a ''borgo'', or even a suburb. The best-known are the 17 ...
,'' a group of old houses located next to the remains of an ancient furnace, living examples of traditional camunian architecture.
On the opposite bank of the Clegna creek covers a green area in the countryside, called "Inimara", full of paths and streets with ''broli'' (small orchards).
Monuments and places of interest
Religious architecture
Cemmo's churches are:
* ''Parish church of Saint Stephen'', 16th century, Lombard-Romanesque architecture.
* ''Church of Santa Maria and Elizabeth'', situated on a cliff over the Clegna creek, 12th-13th century.
* ''St. Bartholomew's Church of the Umiliati
The Humiliati (Italian ''Umiliati'') were an Italian religious order of men formed probably in the 12th century. It was suppressed by a papal bull in 1571 though an associated order of women continued into the 20th century.
Origin
The origin of ...
'', 13th century. It was alienated by the suppression of the order in 1570.
* '' Pieve of Saint Syrus'', Romanesque age, overlooking the Oglio river
The Oglio (; Latin ''Ollius'', or ''Olius''; Lombard ''Òi''; Cremonese ''Ùi'') 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 pla ...
.
There's also a small church inside the cloister.
UNESCO Heritage Sites
* '' Parco archeologico comunale di Seradina-Bedolina'' * ''Parco archeologico nazionale dei Massi di Cemmo''Personalities from Cemmo
* Giovanni Pietro da Cemmo (15th-16th century), ''painter''
Note
References
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