Montichiari Explained

Montichiari
Official Name:Città di Montichiari
Native Name:Munticiàr
Coordinates:45.4167°N 34°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Region:Lombardy
Province:Brescia (BS)
Frazioni:Vighizzolo, Novagli, Chiarini, Ro, Sant'Antonio
Mayor:Marco Togni
Area Total Km2:81
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:26140
Population As Of:2011
Population Demonym:Monteclarensi
Elevation M:108
Saint:San Pancrazio
Day:May 12
Postal Code:25018
Area Code:030

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).thumb|220px|left|The Bonoris castle in Montichiari.Giovanni Treccani, publisher of the eponymous encyclopedia, was born in Montichiari.

Twin towns

Montichiari is twinned with:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The World Gazetteer . 2007-02-22 . https://archive.today/20130209123059/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=487495040 . February 9, 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: ISTAT . 2014-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184737/http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .