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Province of Brescia

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Country
  
Italy

Capital(s)
  
Brescia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Region
  
Lombardy

Comuni
  
206

Telephone prefix
  
030

Province of Brescia

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.

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Map of Province of Brescia, Italy

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.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  • Rock Drawings in Valcamonica;
  • Brescia, one of the places of Longobard power;
  • Prehistoric settlements of Lavagnone (Desenzano del Garda), Lugana Vecchia (Sirmione), Lucone (Polpenazze del Garda), San Sivino and Gabbiano (Manerba del Garda).
  • References

    Province of Brescia Wikipedia