Sellero
Sellero
Hèlar | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Sellero | |
Sellero's panorama | |
Location of Sellero | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′21″N 10°20′52″E / 46.05583°N 10.34778°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Novelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mattia Peluchetti |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,501 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Selleresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25050 |
| Dialing code | 0364 |
| Patron saint | Santa Maria Assunta and San Desiderio |
| Saint day | August 15 and May 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Sellero (Camunian: Hèler; locally Hèlar) is a comune of 1,503 people in the province of Brescia (far 83 km from Brescia) in the middle Val Camonica.
In its territory there are thousands of rock engravings, including the "Rosa camuna" in Carpene (which is the symbol of Lombardy region). In the comune's territory there are also examples of energy excellence, such as the San Fiorano's underground hydroelectric power (in Scianica) and a biomass tele-heating power.
The comune consists of the settlements of Sellero (the most important of the comune) and the frazione of Novelle. Another settlement is Scianica, situated in the valley floor and developed in the 1970s and 1980s.