Vobarno

Vobarno
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Brescia  (BS)
Local name	Boar
Coordinates	45 ° 38 '  N , 10 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 38 '28 "  N , 10 ° 30' 16"  E
height	245  m slm
surface	53.2 km²
Residents	8,223 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	155 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	25079
prefix	0365
ISTAT number	017204
Popular name	Vobarnesi
Patron saint	Madonna della Rocca
Website	Vobarno

Vobarno is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 8223 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in Val Sabbia in the province of Brescia in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 24 kilometers northwest of Brescia near Lake Garda (about 6 kilometers to the west bank) at the Parco dell'Alto Garda Bresciano . The municipality belongs to the Comunità Montana della Valle Sabbia . The Chiese flows here through the Val Sabbia.

history

In the Middle Ages Vobarno belonged as a fief to the Bishop of Brescia, who had to enforce his claims at least twice by force. From 1454 Vobarno became part of the Republic of Venice , only to come under Habsburg rule in 1797 after Napoleon's victory.

The Rezzato -Vobarno railway line built in 1897 (electrified: 1927) was decommissioned in the late 1960s.

Parish partnership

Vobarno has had a partnership with the Hungarian city of Sümeg in Veszprém county since 2008 .

sons and daughters of the town

• Sarenco (1945–2017), visual poet, cultural organizer, publisher and filmmaker

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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