Branzi

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Branzi
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Branzi (Italy)
Branzi
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Coordinates 46 ° 0 '  N , 9 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 '20 "  N , 9 ° 45' 50"  E
height 874  m slm
surface 10 km²
Residents 694 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 69 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24010
prefix 0345
ISTAT number 016036
Popular name Branzesi
Patron saint Bartholomew (Apostle) ( August 25 )
Website Branzi

Branzi is a municipality in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy with 694 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Panorama of Branzi

Branzi is located about 50 km north of the provincial capital Bergamo in Val Brembana . The districts are Cagnoli, Gardata, Rivioni and Ripe. The community is a member of the Comunità Montana Valle Brembana and the Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche .

The neighboring municipalities are Ardesio , Carona , Isola di Fondra , Piazzatorre , Roncobello , Valgoglio and Valleve .

history

Since the middle of the 13th century there is evidence of a community to which Carona, Fondra (later Isola di Fondra) and Trabuchello (now part of Isola di Fondra) belonged, and which had its seat in Branzi. This is also documented in the Bergamo statutes from 1331 and 1422. In 1595 the places Branzi, Carona and Fondra became independent parishes, each forming a parish. Two sindaci (mayors) each took care of the interests of the places, a consul ( console ) headed the overall administration of Valfondra. At the time there were 1410 inhabitants in 258 households ( fuochi ) in the three centers . The community ran a wine bar with moderate prices, there was also a public oven and two blacksmiths. Four mills and two sawmills operated on the Brembo River . Since the first half of the 17th century there is a municipal council that elected two mayors and a chamberlain to head the municipal administration. At the end of the 18th century, Branzi had 330 inhabitants. From 1797 to 1804 Branzi and Carona were reunited to form one community. In 1805 the population of Branzi was 300, in 1809 519. In 1810 Carona, Fondra and Trabuchello were united with Branzi, the Lombard-Venetian kingdom initially brought no change, in 1871 Monaci and Cagnoli were added. In 1853 the community had 707 inhabitants. When the Lombard provinces joined the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1859, Carona and Fondra became independent again. In the 1861 census after the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy , Branzi counted 767 inhabitants. After a temporary decline, the town reached its highest population of 1,120 in 1921, which fell to 832 by 1936. In 1951 there were 1,051 inhabitants, after which the number of inhabitants decreased continuously.

economy

The place has a long tradition of cheese making. The Formaggio Branzi was sold to dealers from Bergamo and Brescia on September 21, which lasted three days . From this fat cheese, which was made on the high pastures and then matured in the valley for 40 to 50 days, around 10,000 forms were sold at the fair in the middle of the 19th century. Originally only produced in summer, this specialty is now available all year round.

literature

  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 483.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Branzi Online

Web links

Commons : Branzi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ page about Formaggio Branzhi