Montichiari

Montichiari
Munticiàr
Comune
Città di Montichiari
Coat of arms of Montichiari
Coat of arms
Location of Montichiari
Map
Montichiari is located in Italy
Montichiari
Montichiari
Location of Montichiari in Italy
Montichiari is located in Lombardy
Montichiari
Montichiari
Montichiari (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°25′N 10°24′E / 45.417°N 10.400°E / 45.417; 10.400[1]
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniVighizzolo, Novagli, Chiarini, Ro, Sant'Antonio
Government
 • MayorMarco Togni
Area
[2]
 • Total
81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
26,140
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
DemonymMonteclarensi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25018
Dialing code030
Patron saintSan Pancrazio
Saint dayMay 12
WebsiteOfficial website

Montichiari (Brescian: Munticiàr) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 27, 1991. The town is home to the Gabriele D'Annunzio airport (Italian: Aeroporto Gabriele D'Annunzio), the fair center Centro Fiera del Garda and the Bonoris castle (Italian: Castello Bonoris).

The Bonoris castle in Montichiari.

Giovanni Treccani, publisher of the eponymous encyclopedia, was born in Montichiari.

Twin towns

Montichiari is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "ISTAT". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-01.



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