Chiari, Lombardy
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Chiari
Ciare | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Chiari | |
 Chiari Cathedral. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Chiari | |
  Chiari Location of Chiari in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′11″N 9°55′45″E / 45.53639°N 9.92917°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | San Bernardo, San Giovanni, Santellone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Massimo Vizzardi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,232 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Clarensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25032 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Faustino and Giovita |
| Saint day | February 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Chiari (Lombard: Ciare) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. The 1701 Battle of Chiari was fought here during the War of the Spanish Succession. The town is the birthplace of Isidoro Chiari and Stefano Antonio Morcelli. The main church or duomo is the church of Santi Faustino e Giovita.
Twin towns
[edit]Chiari is twinned with:
Valmadrera, Italy, since 2009
Algemesí, Spain, since 2014
Notable people
[edit]- Lento Goffi, (1923-2008) poet, literary critic and journalist, born in Chiari.
Transport
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016(Date mismatch), at the Wayback Machine
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