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Botticino

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Country
  
Italy

Frazioni
  
San Gallo

Demonym(s)
  
Botticinesi

Area
  
18 km²

Local time
  
Friday 1:11 AM

Dialling code
  
030

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Brescia (BS)

Elevation
  
150 m (490 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Brescia

Region
  
Lombardy

Botticino

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 78% Humidity

Botticino is a town and comune (commune or municipality) in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. The comune was created in 1928 by the union of the former comuni of Botticino Mattina and Botticino Sera which today, together with San Gallo, are classified as the municipality’s three frazioni.

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Map of Botticino Province of Brescia, Italy

Neighbouring communes are Brescia, Nave, Nuvolera, Rezzato and Serle. It lies directly northeast of Brescia. It gave its name to marmo botticino, a valuable sedimentary limestone. Botticino is also a DOC of Lombardian wine.

Notable people

  • Pio Chiaruttini
  • Benedetto Castelli
  • Paolo Bolpagni
  • References

    Botticino Wikipedia