Erbonne
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| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Lombardy | ||
| province | Como (CO) | ||
| local community | Centro Valle Intelvi | ||
| Coordinates | 45 ° 56 ' N , 9 ° 3' E | ||
| height | 940 m slm | ||
| Residents | 9 (2008) | ||
| Demonym | erbonnesi | ||
| patron |
San Giuseppe Sacro Cuore di Gesù |
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| Telephone code | 0344 | CAP | 22018 |
Erbonne is a fraction of the municipality of Centro Valle Intelvi in the Italian province of Como .
geography
The village is 940 m above sea level. M. and on the left side of the breggia . It is located in the highest part of the Muggio valley .
A footbridge leads from the village to Scudellate in Switzerland . The distance is about one kilometer. The closest Italian town is Casasco d'Intelvi, about six kilometers away . The road there leads through the Alp von Cerano area , popularly known as Pian delle Alpi (983 meters above sea level). It forms the border between the Muggio Valley (or Valle di Muggio ) and the Val d'Intelvi .
history
prehistory
In the vicinity of Erbonne, flint was found in the Generosa cave , which indicates a settlement by Neanderthals 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. Remains of the extinct cave bear have also been found in the cave .
The discovery was made by the paleontologist Andrea Tintori from the University of Milan . They are of exceptional value as they document the presence of humans at an altitude of over 1,000 meters during the Würm glacial period (even if only sporadically). This can be explained by short-term fluctuations in temperature.
middle Ages
The village was part of the Duchy of Milan until the end of the fourteenth century . The inhabitants of Erbonne maintain the custom of driving cattle to Scudellate, regardless of the Italian-Swiss border in the sixteenth century.
Attractions
Museum of the Guardia di Finanza and Smuggling
The small museum is located in an abandoned Guardia di Finanza barracks at the exit of the village on the old route to Scudellate. The museum cannot be entered due to its small size. The exhibits are shown in showcases outside. Most date from the period when smuggling was a livelihood for the local people. This was sometimes fought with massive means by the police, but sometimes also tolerated.
The Erbonne foxhole
Not far from the village is the Fuchsloch (also called Den Erbonne), a cave with a length of 130 meters and a height of 16 meters. It is located at an altitude of 1,075 m. The cave is difficult to access, both because the entrance is on a steep slope and because of the small size of the entrance.
population
The last census in 2001 identified 15 residents. In August 2012 there were only 9 people living in the place.
literature
- Lanfredo Castelletti, Barbara Cermesoni: Cacciatori e pastori. Storia di Erbonne dal Paleolitico ad oggi. Comune di Como 2008.
- Maria Corti: Erbonne: il soverchiante del destino. In: Storie. Manni Editori, San Cesario di Lecce 2000.
- Luca Marchiò: Il luogo che non c'è: i segreti di Erbonne. Famiglia Comasca, Como 2006.
- Daniela Pauli-Falconi: Intelvi, Val d '. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2008 .
- Andrea Spiriti, Maria Cristina Terzaghi, Giovanna Virgilio: Guide della Provincia di Como. Because Cernobbio alla Valle Intelvi. Como 1997.
