Vezza d'Oglio
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Vezza d'Oglio
Èsa (Lombard) | |
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| Comune di Vezza d'Oglio | |
 Vezza d'Oglio | |
Location of Vezza d'Oglio | |
  Vezza d'Oglio Location of Vezza d'Oglio in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′20″N 10°23′53″E / 46.23889°N 10.39806°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Davena, Grano, Tù |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanmaria Rizzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.15 km2 (20.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Population (January 1st 2022)https://demo.istat.it/bilmens/index02.php?anno=2021&lingua=ita | |
| • Total | 1,474 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vezzesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25059 |
| ISTAT code | 017198 |
| Patron saint | San Martino di Tours |
| Saint day | 11 November |
| Website | Official website |
Vezza d'Oglio (Camunian: Èsa) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located in the upper Camonica Valley.
Origins of the name
[edit]Legend has it that a flood destroyed the ancient town of Rosolina, on the detritus of which the current Vezza was born. Èsa means "barrel", and it was this object that was found in the place of the natural disaster; a barrel full of oil which gave rise to the name. The dialect translation of the name (Éza) means barrel.[2]
Religion
[edit]Churches
[edit]- San Clemente (1585)
Twin towns
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Flayosc since 2002
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Tarsia, Enrico (1987). Quaderni Camuni (in Italian). Brescia: Vannini. p. 442.
2. https://www.comune.vezza-d-oglio.bs.it. Official website. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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