Montichiari

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).

Montichiari Munticiàr
Comune
Città di Montichiari
Coat of arms
Location of Montichiari
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Coordinates: 45°25′N 10°24′E / 45.417°N 10.400°E / 45.417; 10.400^[1]
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Frazioni	Vighizzolo, Novagli, Chiarini, Ro, Sant'Antonio
Government
• Mayor	Marco Togni
Area ^[2]
• Total	81 km^2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population  (2011)^[3]
• Total	26,140
• Density	320/km^2 (840/sq mi)
Demonym	Monteclarensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25018
Dialing code	030
Patron saint	San Pancrazio
Saint day	May 12
Website	Official website

The Bonoris castle in Montichiari.

Giovanni Treccani, publisher of the eponymous encyclopedia, was born in Montichiari.

Twin towns

Montichiari is twinned with:

•   Gambettola, Italy
•   Pescara, Italy

Sources

1. "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-01.