Brescia

Brescia
Comune
Città di Brescia
Clockwise from top: Night view of Brescia with the New Cathedral and the Tower of Pégol (right), Capitolium (UNESCO Heritage), Castle of Brescia, Panorama of Brescia, Old Cathedral, Piazza della Loggia
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Nickname(s): Leonessa d'Italia ("Lioness of Italy") La città della Mille Miglia ("The City of the Mille Miglia")
Motto: Brixia fidelis ("Brescia faithful")
Brescia Location of Brescia in Italy
Coordinates: 45°32′30″N 10°13′00″E / 45.54167°N 10.21667°E / 45.54167; 10.21667Coordinates: 45°32′30″N 10°13′00″E / 45.54167°N 10.21667°E / 45.54167; 10.21667
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city	Province of Brescia (BS)
First settlement: Celtic settlement: Roman settlement:	1200 BC 7th century BC 89 BC
Frazioni	Fornaci, Sant'Eufemia, San Polo, Urago Mella, Sant'Anna, Mompiano
Government
• Mayor	Emilio Del Bono (PD)
Area
• Total	90.3 km2 (34.9 sq mi)
Elevation	149 m (489 ft)
Highest elevation	874 m (2,867 ft)
Lowest elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population (December 31, 2015)
• Total	196,480
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Brescian Bresciani (Italian) Bresà (Brescian dialect)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	25100
Dialing code	030
Patron saint	Sts. Faustino and Giovita
Saint day	February 15
Website	www.comune.brescia.it

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The monumental area with the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia (Longobards in Italy. Places of Power; 568–774 A.D.)
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
The Capitolium in the Roman forum.
Location	Italy
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, vi
Reference	1318
UNESCO region	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	2011 (35th Session)

Brescia (Italian: [ˈbreʃʃa]; Lombard: Brèsa, locally: [ˈbrɛsɑ] or [ˈbrɛhɑ]; Latin: Brixia; Venetian: Bressa) is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometres from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of 196,480, it is the second largest city in the region and the fourth of northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants.

Founded over 3,200 years ago, Brescia (in antiquity Brixia) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times. Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in northern Italy and numerous monuments, among these the medieval castle, the Old and New cathedral, the Renaissance Piazza della Loggia and the rationalist Piazza della Vittoria.