Province of Brescia

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The province of Brescia (Template:Langx; Brescian: Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,266,138. Its capital is the eponymous city of Brescia.

With an area of 4,785.62 km2, it is the largest 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

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

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 comuni (municipalities) of Concesio and Collio; and the Valle Sabbia which includes the comuni 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

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 comune 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

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.

Extreme points

Demographics

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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 comune (municipality) 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.[1]

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:

President Term start Term end   Party
Arturo Reggio 19 May 1945 28 May 1951 bgcolor=Template:Party color| PLI
Ercoliano Bazoli 28 May 1951 10 May 1970 bgcolor=Template:Party color| DC
Mino Martinazzoli 10 May 1970 22 June 1972 bgcolor=Template:Party color| DC
Tarcisio Gitti 22 June 1972 15 May 1975 bgcolor=Template:Party color| DC
Bruno Boni 15 May 1975 12 June 1985 bgcolor=Template:Party color| DC
Vittorio Marniga 12 June 1985 30 November 1987 bgcolor=Template:Party color| PSI
Costanzo Valli 30 November 1987 8 May 1995 bgcolor=Template:Party color| PSI
Andrea Lepidi 8 May 1995 28 June 1999 PPI
Alberto Cavalli 28 June 1999 8 June 2009 bgcolor=Template:Party color| FI
Daniele Molgora 8 June 2009 13 October 2014 bgcolor=Template:Party color| LN
Pier Luigi Mottinelli 13 October 2014 2 November 2018 bgcolor=Template:Party color| PD
Samuele AlghisiTemplate:Efn 2 November 2018 30 January 2023 bgcolor=Template:Party color| PD
Emanuele MoraschiniTemplate:Efn 30 January 2023 Incumbent bgcolor=Template:Party color| Ind
Notes

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Municipalities

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Map showing the 205 municipalities of the province of Brescia
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Map showing the zones of the province

The municipalities divided into their geographical zone (municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants are in bold) are listed below:

Municipal government

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

Municipality Mayor   Party Executive Term
Brescia Laura Castelletti bgcolor=Template:Party color| Ind PD
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 2023–2028
Desenzano del Garda Guido Malinverno bgcolor=Template:Party color| FI FI
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 2022–2027
Montichiari Marco Togni bgcolor=Template:Party color| LN FI
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 2024–2029
Lumezzane Josehf Facchini bgcolor=Template:Party color| LN FI
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 2024–2029
Palazzolo sull'Oglio Gianmarco Cossandi bgcolor=Template:Party color| PD PD
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 2022–2027
Rovato Tiziano Belotti bgcolor=Template:Party color| LN FI
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 2020–2025
Chiari Gabriele Zotti bgcolor=Template:Party color| LN FI
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 2024–2029
Ghedi Federico Casali bgcolor=Template:Party color| LN FI
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 2024–2029
Gussago Giovanni Coccoli bgcolor=Template:Party color| Ind Ind 2022–2027
Lonato del Garda Roberto Tardani bgcolor=Template:Party color| FI FI
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 2020–2025
Concesio Agostino Damiolini bgcolor=Template:Party color| LN FI
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 2024–2029
Darfo Boario Terme Dario Colossi bgcolor=Template:Party color| Ind Ind 2022–2027

Main sights

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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Castles and fortress

There are many castles and fortress located in:

Other sights

Notable people

Gallery

References

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External links

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