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13-523: It connects Valcamonica and Val di Sole . It is delimited by the Ortler Alps to the north and the Adamello range to the south. The pass has hotels and shops for tourists in winter, as the land around the pass is used for winter sports – mainly skiing (see Adamello Ski Raid ) and snowboarding . During World War I the place was heavily fought for between Italians holding Western side (Lombardy) and

26-794: A large temple dedicated to Minerva . During the Middle Ages , numerous clashes between the Guelphs and Ghibellines took place in this region. The Guelphs supported the power of the Bishop of Brescia and the papacy, while the Ghibellines sided with the Holy Roman Emperor . In 1287 the Val Camonica rebelled against control by Brescia and sided with the Visconti , lords of Milan , who extended their control over

39-620: Is an Italian comune of 2,774 inhabitants (2011), in Val Camonica , province of Brescia , in Lombardy . The territory of Cividate Camuno is bordered by several municipalities: to the east Bienno, on the north Breno and Malegno, to the west Piancogno, and south Esine and Berzo Inferiore. Originally a Roman town, the Civitas Camunnorum , Cividate Camuno was known as Civethate in the medieval period. Between 1863 and 1887 Cividate assumed

52-515: Is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps , in eastern Lombardy , Italy . It extends about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi, in the commune of Pisogne near Lake Iseo . It has an area of about 1,335 km (515 sq mi) and 118,323 inhabitants. The River Oglio runs through its full length, rising at Ponte di Legno and flowing into Lake Iseo between Pisogne and Costa Volpino . Almost all of

65-744: The Latin Vallis Camunnorum , "Valley of the Camunni ." Val Camonica can be divided into three main areas: The valley is bounded by these borders: Val Camonica is traversed by the River Oglio , the fifth longest river in Italy, which rises at Ponte di Legno from the confluence of the Frigidolfo and Narcanello rivers. It flows into Lake Iseo between the municipalities of Pisogne and Costa Volpino . Numerous streams, some of them seasonal, descend from

78-630: The Neolithic period. When the Ancient Romans extended their dominions north of the River Po , they encountered a people called the Camunni , who were a Rhaetian tribe, populating the valley. About 300,000 petroglyphs survive from this period. By the end of the first century BC, the Valle Camonica was ruled by Ancient Rome , which established the city of Cividate Camuno , with baths, an amphitheater and

91-668: The Archaeological Administration of Lombardy . Val Camonica is home to the greatest complex of rock drawings in Europe , containing approximately 300,000 petroglyphs from the epipaleolithic era to the Middle Ages . Camonica was the first site in Italy included in UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 1979 because of its unique symbols and more than 140,000 figures carved along 8,000 years on rocks. Cividate Camuno Cividate Camuno ( Camunian : Hiidà )

104-514: The area during the 14th century. From 1427 to 1454 there were numerous battles between the Duchy of Milan and the Republic of Venice for the control of the valley. Ultimately the valley came under the control of Venice. During the following centuries, the civilian population grew and engaged in the iron trade. Val Camonica was separated from Venice after Venice was conquered by Napoleon in 1797. After

117-737: The deposition of Napoleon, the area was controlled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire . In 1859, Val Camonica was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy . During World War I battle lines stretched along its eastern border, across the Adamello Group . The battles fought in this area are known as the White War in the Adamello. In 1955, the National Park of Naquane stone carvings at Capo di Ponte was created by

130-548: The mountainsides and flow into the Oglio. At high altitude there are many alpine lakes, including Lago Moro, as well as many artificial reservoirs, such as the Lago d'Arno. Val Camonica likely became habitable only around 15,000 years ago, at the end of last ice age , with the melting of the glacier that first carved out the valley. It is likely that the first humans visited the valley in epipaleolithic times, and appear to have settled by

143-423: The name "Cividate Alpino", but because of bureaucratic confusion, in 1887 the village re-took the name "Cividate Camuno" . The main tourist sights of Cividate Camuno are: The scütüm are in camunian dialect nicknames, sometimes personal, elsewhere showing the characteristic features of a community. The one which characterize the people of Cividate Camuno is Pàtate , Bö or Maia Hüche . This article on

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156-558: The troops of Habsburg Empire holding the Eastern side (Trentino). A memorial for the fallen Italian soldiers was erected during the fascist period . This Lombardy location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Valcamonica Val Camonica or Valcamonica ( Eastern Lombard : Al Camònega ), also Valle Camonica and anglicized as Camonica Valley ,

169-445: The valley is included in the administrative territory of the province of Brescia , except for Lovere , Rogno , Costa Volpino and the Val di Scalve, which belong to the province of Bergamo . Since 1979, the rock drawings located along the valley are a UNESCO World Heritage Site , while the entire valley became a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 2018. Val Camonica is derived from

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