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Brescia
Comune
Città di Brescia
Brescia - Duomo Nuovo visto dal castello.jpg
Brescia Piazza Loggia By Stefano Bolognini.JPG Capitolium 5.JPG
Brescia - Duomo Vecchio - esterno.jpg Brescia (117).jpg
Tramonto su Brescia (Foto Luca Giarelli).jpg
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
Flag of Brescia
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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 is located in Italy
Brescia
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
Brescia
Brescia Capitoline Temple.jpg The Capitolium in the Roman forum.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location Province of Brescia, Italy Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates 45°32′20″N 10°13′13″E / 45.5389°N 10.2203°E / 45.5389; 10.2203
Area 90.34 km2 (972,400,000 sq ft)
Criteria ii, iii, vi
Reference 1318
Inscription 2011 (35th Session)
Website www.comune.brescia.it
Brescia is located in Italy
Brescia
Location of Brescia
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Brescia (Italian: [ˈbreʃʃa]; Lombard: Brèsa (locally: [ˈbrɛsɑ], [ˈbrɛsɔ] 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.


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