Bedizzole
Bedizzole | |
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| Comune di Bedizzole | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bedizzole  | |
  Bedizzole Location of Bedizzole in Italy  Bedizzole Bedizzole (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′N 10°25′E / 45.517°N 10.417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Bussago, Campagnola, Cantrina, Cogozzo, Macesina, Masciaga, Monteroseo, Piazza, Pontenove, Salago, San Rocco, San Tomaso, San Vito, Sedesina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Cottini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.44 km2 (10.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,290 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bedizzolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25081 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | St. Ermolaus |
| Saint day | May 8 |
| Website | Official website |
Bedizzole (Brescian: Büdisöle) is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy.
Geography[edit]
The municipality of Bedizzole extends for 26.4 km², at an average altitude of 171 m s.l.m. and is about 17 kilometers east from the chief town of the province it belongs to (Brescia) and 8 kilometers from Lake Garda.
Territory[edit]
The municipality of Bedizzole is situated to the east of Brescia, between the upper part of the Po Valley and the western hills of the moraine hills. The territory of the municipality is crossed by the river Chiese. An important monument is the castle, built between the ninth and tenth centuries, in a place that allowed to dominate the surrounding plains. Even today the Castle is inhabited, the main access to it is from Piazza 25 Aprile.
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, at the Wayback Machine
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