Bienno
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| Comune di Bienno | ||
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| Coordinates: 45°56′12″N 10°17′39″E / 45.93667°N 10.29417°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lombardy | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Brescia (BS) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Massimo Maugeri | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2011) | ||
| • Total | 3,619 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Biennesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 25040 | |
| Dialing code | 0364 | |
| Patron saint | Santi Faustino e Giovita | |
| Saint day | 15 febbraio | |
| Website | Official website | |
Bienno is an Italian comune in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, Lombardy, classed as one of the five most beautiful villages of Italy by the Council of Tourism of the Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI).
The village is located in Val Grigna, on the northern side of the river Grigna. It is bordered by other towns such as: Bagolino, Berzo Inferiore, Bovegno, Breno, Cividate Camuno, Collio, Prestine.
In 1295 a dispute occurred with the neighbouring village Bovegno regarding some high pastures.
On January 25, 1350 the bishop of Brescia invested iure feuds for a tenth of the rights in the territories of the Municipality of Bienno (vicinia) and men of Bienno. This also happened back in 1295, 1336, and later in 1388, 1423 and 1486.
In 1391 the land of Bienno, which sided with the Ghibellines, was the site of extensive cattle raiding by the Guelph Camuni, led by Baroncino Nobili of Lozio.
The peace of Breno was signed on 31 December 1397 by the representative of the community of Bienno, Lanini Bertolino di Martino, who was a Ghibelline.
Between 1805 and 1815 the town of Bienno was united to Prestine and called "Bienno with Prestine."
Bienno is part of the club of "The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy" creation of the Council of Tourism of the Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI).
when she left, after a fatal hunting accident caused by her husband, Count Jean Charles Tristan de Montholon, son of Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, suspected to have poisoned the Emperor Napoleon, in Saint Helena, and brother of Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte de Montholon , whose father could be Napoleon and who lived 90 years,
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