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Rodengo-Saiano

Rodengo-Saiano
Comune
Comune di Rodengo-Saiano
Cloister of the Abbey of St. Nicholas
Cloister of the Abbey of St. Nicholas
Coat of arms of Rodengo-Saiano
Coat of arms
Rodengo-Saiano is located in Italy
Rodengo-Saiano
Rodengo-Saiano
Location of Rodengo-Saiano in Italy
Coordinates: 45°36′N 10°7′E / 45.600°N 10.117°E / 45.600; 10.117
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Brescia (BS)
Frazioni Bettola, Bettolino, Delma, Moie,Padergnone, Ponte Cingoli
Government
 • Mayor Giuseppe Andreoli
Area
 • Total 12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation 176 m (577 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 9,107
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 25050
Dialing code 030
Patron saint Saint Nicholas of Bari
Saint day 6 December
Website Official website

Rodengo-Saiano is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. A center of the Franciacorta historical region, it was founded in 1927 from the communes of Rodengo and Saiano.

It is home to a Cluniac monastery, the Abbazia di San Nicola (Abbey of St. Nicholas), founded in the mid-11th century.



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