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Province of Brescia

Coordinates: 45°38′N 10°18′E / 45.633°N 10.300°E / 45.633; 10.300
Province of Brescia
Province
Broletto Palace, the provincial seat
Broletto Palace, the provincial seat
Flag of Province of Brescia
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Brescia
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Brescia in Italy
Map highlighting the location of the province of Brescia in Italy
Coordinates: 45°38′N 10°18′E / 45.633°N 10.300°E / 45.633; 10.300
Country Italy
RegionLombardy
Established23 October 1859
Capital(s)Brescia
Comuni205
Government
 • PresidentEmanuele Moraschini
Area
[1]
 • Total4,785.62 km2 (1,847.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total1,265,964
 • Density260/km2 (690/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total€39.322 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€31,095 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25121-25136, 25010-25089
Telephone prefixes030, 0364, 0365, 035
ISO 3166 codeIT-BS
Vehicle registrationBS
ISTAT017
Websitewww.provincia.brescia.it Edit this at Wikidata

The province of Brescia (Italian: provincia di Brescia; Brescian: pruìnsa de Brèsa) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951858,243—    
1961882,949+2.9%
1971957,686+8.5%
19811,017,093+6.2%
19911,044,544+2.7%
20011,108,776+6.1%
20111,238,044+11.7%
20211,253,157+1.2%
Source: ISTAT

With an area of 4,785 km2, it is the biggest province of Lombardy. It is also the second province of the region for the number of inhabitants and fifth in Italy (first, excluding metropolitan cities).

It borders 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. On its northeastern border, Lake Garda – Italy's largest – is divided between Brescia and the neighboring provinces of Verona (Veneto region) and Trentino (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region).

The province 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.

Besides Brescia, other important towns in the province are Travagliato, Darfo Boario Terme, Desenzano del Garda, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Montichiari, Ghedi, Chiari, Rovato, Gussago, Rezzato, Concesio, Orzinuovi, Salò, Gardone Val Trompia and Lumezzane.

Geography

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Map showing the zones of the province

The province of Brescia is the largest in the region, boasts three main lakes, Lake Garda, Lake Iseo and Lake Idro, plus several other smaller lakes, three valleys, Val Camonica, Val Trompia and Valle Sabbia, as well as a wide flat area south of the city, known as the Bassa Bresciana, and several hilly areas surrounding the city landscape and extending eastwards towards Veneto and west to Franciacorta.

Due to the altitude and morphological variety and the presence of large lakes, the province includes all kinds of biomes in Europe: from something similar to the maquis shrubland up to the perennial snow of Adamello (with the largest glacier in the Italian Alps).

Valleys

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The three main valleys on the territory of Brescia are the Val Camonica, crossed by the river Oglio and inserted in the northwestern part of the province from Adamello to Lake Iseo; Val Trompia, the river Mella basin, between the municipalities of Concesio and Collio; and the Valle Sabbia which includes the municipalities from Serle to Bagolino along the course of the river Chiese.

All the three valleys have the point of union the Croce Domini Pass, which takes the name from the "cross" formed by the union of the three basins.

Lakes

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Within the province there are eight lakes. The main lake basin, in both dimensional, climatic and cultural terms, is Lake Garda, shared with the Veneto and Trentino regions, which with its 370 km2 of surface is the biggest lake in Italy. Because of its size, the lake has a considerable influence on the climate and the surrounding environment, generating a micro-geographic area in a more mitigated climate both in summer and winter.

Lake Iseo is the second lake of the area, and is situated at about 180 m above sea level, in an area called Sebino, between Val Camonica (north) and Franciacorta (south), which divides the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia.

Lake Idro, the third lake within the provincial territory, is located in Valle Sabbia, on the border between Brescia and the province of Trento, and differs from the other two main lakes for its modest size. The waters of the lake are mainly exploited for the irrigation of crops in contiguous territories, as well as for the production of energy through a small power plant located in the municipality of Vobarno.

Other small lakes in the province are: Lago della Vacca (at an elevation of 2,358 m, in one of the coldest points of the province), Lago d'Arno, Lago Aviolo, Lago Baitone, Lago Moro and Lago di Valvestino.

Rivers

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There are about 45 watercourses crossing the territory of the province, but almost all of them are torrents. The only watercourses that can be defined as real rivers are just three: Oglio, Chiese and Mella; divided between the three main valleys.

Tonale Pass in summer

Extreme points

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Main sights

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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World Heritage Sites in the province of Brescia
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Brescia
Prehistoric settlements around the Alps

Castles and fortress

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  • The castle of Brescia
    The castle of Brescia
  • The castle of Sirmione
    The castle of Sirmione
  • The Bonoris Castle in Montichiari
    The Bonoris Castle in Montichiari
  • The castle of Padernello
    The castle of Padernello
  • The castle of Breno
    The castle of Breno
  • The Anfo fortress
    The Anfo fortress

Other sights

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  • Mount Adamello
    Mount Adamello
  • The natural reserve of "Torbiere del Sebino"
    The natural reserve of "Torbiere del Sebino"
  • Strada della Forra in Tremosine
    Strada della Forra in Tremosine
  • Villa Borghese-Cavazza on the Isola del Garda
    Villa Borghese-Cavazza on the Isola del Garda
  • A vineyard in Franciacorta
    A vineyard in Franciacorta
  • Grottoes of Catullus
    Grottoes of Catullus

Government

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Broletto Palace in Brescia is also the seat of the prefecture

The Province of Brescia is an administrative body of intermediate level between a municipality (comune) and Lombardy region.

The three main functions devolved to the province of Brescia are:

  • local planning and zoning;
  • provision of local police and fire services;
  • transportation regulation (car registration, maintenance of local roads, etc.).

As an administrative institution, the province of Brescia has its own elected bodies. From 1945 to 1995 the President of the province of Brescia was chosen by the members of the Provincial Council, elected every five years by citizens. From 1995 to 2014, under provisions of the 1993 local administration reform, the President of the Province was chosen by popular election, originally every four, then every five years.

On 3 April 2014, the Italian Chamber of Deputies gave its final approval to the Law n.56/2014 which involves the transformation of the Italian provinces into "institutional bodies of second level". According to the 2014 reform, each province is headed by a President (or Commissioner) assisted by a legislative body, the Provincial Council, and an executive body, the Provincial Executive. President (Commissioner) and members of Council are elected together by mayors and city councilors of each municipality of the province respectively every four and two years. The Executive is chaired by the President (Commissioner) who appoint others members, called assessori. Since 2015, the President (Commissioner) and other members of the Council do not receive a salary.[4]

In each province, there is also a Prefect (prefetto), a representative of the central government who heads an agency called prefettura-ufficio territoriale del governo. The Questor (questore) is the head of State's Police (Polizia di Stato) in the province and his office is called questura. There is also a province's police force depending from local government, called provincial police (polizia provinciale).

This is a list of the Presidents of the Province since 1945:

PresidentTerm startTerm end Party
Arturo Reggio19 May 194528 May 1951PLI
Ercoliano Bazoli28 May 195110 May 1970DC
Mino Martinazzoli10 May 197022 June 1972DC
Tarcisio Gitti22 June 197215 May 1975DC
Bruno Boni15 May 197512 June 1985DC
Vittorio Marniga12 June 198530 November 1987PSI
Costanzo Valli30 November 19878 May 1995PSI
Andrea Lepidi8 May 199528 June 1999PPI
Alberto Cavalli28 June 19998 June 2009FI
Daniele Molgora8 June 200913 October 2014LN
Pier Luigi Mottinelli13 October 20142 November 2018PD
Samuele Alghisi2 November 201830 January 2023PD
Emanuele Moraschini30 January 2023IncumbentInd

Comuni

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Map showing the 205 municipalities of the province of Brescia

Here is a list of the most populated comuni (municipalities) of the province.

RankMunicipalityPopulation
as of 31 May 2017		Area
(km2)		Density
(inhabitants/km2)		Altitude
(mslm)
1stBrescia196,69690.682143.5149
2ndDesenzano del Garda28,93460.1461.667
3rdMontichiari25,59281.19295.9108
4thLumezzane22,40531.52754.8460
5thPalazzolo sull'Oglio20,12023.06869.4166
6thRovato19,11926.1724.1192
7thChiari18,92338.02500.7145
8thGhedi18,75960.76312.185
9thGussago16,63825.02674.6190
10thLonato del Garda16,37170.5225.2188

Subsequently, a list of the municipalities divided into their geographical zone (municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants are in bold):

Municipal government

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Here is a list of the municipal government in cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants:

MunicipalityMayor PartyExecutiveTerm
BresciaLaura CastellettiIndPD • SI • A • EV2023–2028
Desenzano del GardaGuido MalinvernoFIFI • LN • FdI2022–2027
MontichiariMarco TogniLNFI • LN • FdI2024–2029
LumezzaneJosehf FacchiniLNFI • LN • FdI2024–2029
Palazzolo sull'OglioGianmarco CossandiPDPD • Ind2022–2027
RovatoTiziano BelottiLNFI • LN • FdI2020–2025
ChiariGabriele ZottiLNFI • LN • FdI2024–2029
GhediFederico CasaliLNFI • LN • FdI2024–2029
GussagoGiovanni CoccoliIndInd2022–2027
Lonato del GardaRoberto TardaniFIFI • LN • FdI2020–2025
ConcesioAgostino DamioliniLNFI • LN • FdI2024–2029
Darfo Boario TermeDario ColossiIndInd2022–2027
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Further reading

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  • Carlo Cocchetti (1859): Brescia e sua provincia ([1])

See also

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References

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  1. ^ UPI
  2. ^ ISTAT
  3. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Le elezioni". 25 November 2016.
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