Brescia (province)
| Province of Brescia | |
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| Province | |
Broletto Palace in Brescia, the seat of the Province.
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 Map highlighting the location of the province of Brescia in Italy |
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| Coordinates: 45°38′N 10°18′E / 45.633°N 10.300°ECoordinates: 45°38′N 10°18′E / 45.633°N 10.300°E | |
| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Lombardy |
| Established | 23 October 1859 |
| Capital(s) | Brescia |
| Comuni | 205 |
| Government | |
| • President | Pier Luigi Mottinelli (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,785.62 km2 (1,847.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,264,105 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 25121-25136, 25010-25089 |
| Telephone prefix | 030, 0364, 0365, 035 |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-BS |
| Vehicle registration | BS |
| ISTAT | 017 |
| Website | www |
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, northern Italy.
It borders with the province of Sondrio to the North and North West, the province of Bergamo to the West, the province of Cremona to the South West and South, the province of Mantua to the South, and to the east the province of Verona (which is part of the Veneto region) and Trentino. It has a population of some 1,264,105 (as of January 2016).
The province stretches between Lake Iseo in the west, Lake Garda in the east, the Southern Rhaetian Alps in the north and the Lombardian plains in the south. The main rivers of the province are the Oglio, the Mella and the Chiese.
With an area of 4,784 km², it is the biggest province of Lombardy. It is also the second province of the region for the number of inhabitants and sixth in Italy (first, excluding metropolitan cities).
Important towns in the province are Brescia (the capital city), Darfo Boario Terme, Desenzano del Garda, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Montichiari, Ghedi, Chiari, Rovato, Gussago, Rezzato, Concesio, Orzinuovi, Salò, Gardone Val Trompia and Lumezzane.
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