Chiari | |
Official Name: | Comune di Chiari |
Native Name: | Ciare |
Coordinates: | 45.5364°N 9.9292°W |
Region: | Lombardy |
Province: | Brescia (BS) |
Frazioni: | San Bernardo, San Giovanni, Santellone |
Mayor: | Massimo Vizzardi |
Area Total Km2: | 38 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 19232 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Demonym: | Clarensi |
Elevation M: | 145 |
Saint: | Sts. Faustino and Giovita |
Day: | February 15 |
Postal Code: | 25032 |
Area Code: | 030 |
Chiari (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.
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