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).
Montichiari
Munticiàr | |
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| Città di Montichiari | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montichiari  | |
  Montichiari Location of Montichiari in Italy  Montichiari Montichiari (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 10°24′E / 45.417°N 10.400°E[1] | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Vighizzolo, Novagli, Chiarini, Ro, Sant'Antonio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Togni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 26,140 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monteclarensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25018 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | San Pancrazio |
| Saint day | May 12 |
| Website | Official website |
Giovanni Treccani, publisher of the eponymous encyclopedia, was born in Montichiari.
Twin towns edit
Montichiari is twinned with:
Gambettola, Italy- Pescara, Italy
References edit
- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "ISTAT". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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