Borgosatollo
| Borgosatollo | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Brescia | |
  Borgosatollo Location of Borgosatollo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′34″N 10°14′24″E / 45.47611°N 10.24000°ECoordinates: 45°28′34″N 10°14′24″E / 45.47611°N 10.24000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Gerole, Piffione, |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,289 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Borgosatollesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 25010 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | Santa Maria Annunciata |
| Saint day | 25 March |
| Website | Official website |
Borgosatollo (Borsadòl in Lombard language[2][3]) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Brescia, Castenedolo, Montirone, Poncarale and San Zeno Naviglio, and situated directly south of Brescia, in the plain.[4]
Borgosatollo's area include also two frazioni, Gerole and Piffione.
Simbol
The coat of arms of the town was established by Royal Decree of August 28, 1931 following a request made last year by the municipal administration to the Heraldic Florence on the basis of a representation in stone placed on the arch of the entrance of the municipal building. The shield is an sannitico type, stamped by the crown of Italian municipalities regulate, and depicts a sheep rampant on blue. The two branches are in decusse laurel, left, and oak, right, both presented with fruits.[5]
Bosio (2006) reports the popular tradition according to which the original coat of arms had a boar rampant on green background, as demonstrated by some versions of the banner municipal.[6]
Language
In the territory of Borgosatollo, alongside Italian, is also spoken the Lombard language primarily in its variant of Brescia dialect.
Frazioni
The municipal statute recognizes the presence of two frazioni:[7]
- Gerole
- Piffione
In the territory of the municipality are the following locations: Colombo, Fuserino, Gorgone, Pradossi, Sorek, Venezia.
Main sights
Church of Santissima Trinità
The church of the Holy Trinity is a building design with a single nave. It is located on the driveway for Ghedi and is dedicated to the Christian dogma of the Trinity.
It was built in the fifteenth century and was used as a leper hospital during the plague of 1630.[8]
St. Michael the Archangel
Build around the thirteenth century, is now on road 23 between Borgosatollo and Montirone.
It still has some frescoes in the apse.
Transport
The Borgosatollo's area is cross by Brescia-Parma railway. Until the early twentieth century, it was running a train station, later abandoned and converted into a private residence.[9]
References
- ↑ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Toponimi in dialetto bresciano".
- ↑ A.A., V.V. (1996). Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani. Milano: GARZANTI.
- ↑ "Borgosatollo: comuni limitrofi".
- ↑ Giacomo Danesi, "Ricerca araldica dello stemma comunale",Borgosatollo, Comune di Borgosatollo, 2006
- ↑ Guido Bosio, "Origini e famiglie in Borgosatollo ieri e oggi" - Il territorio e la società, Brescia, Fondazione Civiltà Bresciana, 2006, pp. 67-227, ISBN 88-86670-71-0.
- ↑ Articolo 2 Statuto comunale di Borgosatollo.
- ↑ Attilio Mazza (1986). Il Bresciano - Volume IV. La pianura. Bergamo: Bortolotti. pp. 278–279.
- ↑ Giannetto Valzelli, (2006). Voci della memoria in Borgosatollo ieri e oggi - Il territorio e la società. Brescia: Fondazione Civiltà Bresciana,. pp. 11–63.