Córteno Golgi

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Comune di Corteno Golgi

Location of Corteno Golgi in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Elevation 925 m (3,035 ft)
Area 82.59 km² (32 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 1,991
 - Density 24/km² (62/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°10′1″N, 10°14′40″E
Gentilic Cortenesi
Dialing code 0364
Postal code 25040
Frazioni San Pietro in Aprica, Galleno, Santicolo, Megno, Doverio, Lombro, Sant'Antonio, Ronco.
Website: http://www.cortenogolgi.it
Corteno Golgi's land in Valle Camonica
Corteno Golgi's land in Valle Camonica

Córteno Golgi (Còrten in camunian dialect) is an Italian village 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 of Camillo Golgi, the first Italian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906.

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