Corteno Golgi

Corteno Golgi Còrten
—  Comune  —
Comune di Corteno Golgi
Coat of arms
Corteno Golgi Location of Corteno Golgi in Italy
Coordinates: 46°10′1″N 10°14′40″E / 46.16694°N 10.24444°E / 46.16694; 10.24444Coordinates: 46°10′1″N 10°14′40″E / 46.16694°N 10.24444°E / 46.16694; 10.24444
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Frazioni	Galleno, Doverio, Lombro, Megno, Ronco, San Pietro in Aprica, Sant'Antonio, Santicolo
Government
– Mayor	Guido Giacomo Salvadori
Area
– Total	82.59 km2 (31.9 sq mi)
Elevation	925 m (3,035 ft)
Population (31 December 2007)
– Total	2,001
– Density	24.2/km2 (62.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Cortenesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	25040
Dialing code	0364
Website	Official website

Corteno Golgi (Còrten in Camunian dialect) is an Italian village and comune in the central Alps, in the province of Brescia, High Camonica Valley, the famous valley of Prehistory.

The area has forests and mountain rivers. There is also a museum dedicated to Camillo Golgi who was born in Corteno in 1843. Golgi was the first Italian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906. In 1956 the name of the village was changed from Córteno to Córteno Golgi in memory of the scientist.

Corteno Golgi's land in Valle Camonica

External links

• Official website