Province of Brescia
| Province of Brescia | |
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| Province | |
Broletto Palace in Brescia, the provincial seat.
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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 |
| Capital(s) | Brescia |
| Comuni | 206 |
| Government | |
| • President | Pier Luigi Mottinelli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,784.28 km2 (1,847.22 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2016) | |
| • Total | 1,264,105 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Telephone prefix | 030 |
| Vehicle registration | BS |
| 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 1,200,000 As of 2016[update].
The province of Brescia 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.
Important towns in the province: Brescia (the capital), Darfo Boario Terme, Desenzano del Garda, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Montichiari, Ghedi, Manerbio, Carpenedolo, Orzinuovi, Chiari, Rovato, Gussago, Salò, Iseo, Gardone Val Trompia, Rezzato and Lumezzane.
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