Corteno Golgi

Corteno Golgi (pronounced [ˈkorteno ˈɡɔldʒi]; Camunian: Còrten [ˈkɔrtɛn]) is an Italian village and comune in the central Alps, in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is in the Val Camonica.

Corteno Golgi

Còrten
Comune di Corteno Golgi
Coat of arms
Location of Corteno Golgi
Corteno Golgi
Location of Corteno Golgi in Italy
Corteno Golgi
Corteno Golgi (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 46°10′1″N 10°14′40″E
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniGalleno, Doverio, Lombro, Megno, Ronco, San Pietro in Aprica, Sant'Antonio, Santicolo
Government
  MayorMarino Luigi Martinotta
Area
  Total82.61 km2 (31.90 sq mi)
Elevation
925 m (3,035 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
  Total1,957
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Cortenesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25040
Dialing code0364
WebsiteOfficial website

There is a museum dedicated to scientist Camillo Golgi who was born in Corteno in 1843. Golgi, after whose memory the name of the village was changed in 1956 from just Corteno to the present name, was the first Italian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906.

Parish Church

Twin towns

Corteno Golgi is twinned with:

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