Morbegno
Morbegno ( dt: Morbend ) is a municipality of the Italian province of Sondrio in the Lombardy region with 11,982 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012). It is located in the lower Valtellina at an altitude of 262 m slm
Personalities
- Giovanni Francesco Cotta (* 1727 Morbegno, † dopo il 1779? ), Painter
- Andrea Grego as Peschiera ( Peschiera del Garda, 1400 - Morbegno, 1485 ), Beat, called " l' Apostolo della Valtellina ".
- Feliciano Ninguarda ( Morbegno, 1518 - Como, 1595 ), Bishop.
- Cesare Ligari ( Milano, 1716 - Como, 1770), painter, son of Pietro Ligari.
- Giovan Francesco Cotta (1727 - 1804), painter.
- Giovan Pietro Romegialli (1738 - 1799), painter.
- Omero Franceschi (1873 - 1955), politician, lecturer.
- Guglielmo Felice Damiani (1875 - 1904) poet.
- Edoardo Danieli ( Loveno, 1884 - Morbegno, 1963) Chaplain of the Battalion Apinin Val d' Intelvi, Silver Medal " al valor militare ", Archpriest of Morbegno for 35 years.
- Enea Mattei ( Morbegno, 1887 - Milano, 1955) industry entrepreneur, benefactor
- Pasquale Saraceno (1903 - 1991) economist.
- Ezio Vanoni (1903 - 1956) Senator, Minister of the Republic.
- Sergio Paronetto ( Morbegno, 1911 - Roma, 1945) author with Ezio Vanoni and Pasquale Saraceno of the " Codice di Camaldoli ".
- Gisella Passarelli ( Morbegno, 1913 - Morbegno, 2010) journalist, Schriffstellerin, poet.
- Sergio Lanza ( Morbegno, 1945 - Roma, 2012) priest, lecturer
- Saverio Xeres ( Morbegno, 1955 -) priest, historian.
- Sabrina Paravicini (1970 - ) actress, Schriffstellerin.
- Francesco Gavazzi (1984 - ) cyclist.
- Elena Curtoni (1991 - ) skier.
Attractions
- Collegiate Church of San Giovanni Battista
- Church of San Pietro
- Church of San Martino
- Pilgrimage Church of Maria Assunta
- Palace Malacrida
- Ganda bridge