Montichiari

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Montichiari Munticiàr
Comune
Città di Montichiari
Coat of arms
Location of Montichiari
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 km² (31 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	26,140
• Density	320/km² (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

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).

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

Twin towns

Montichiari is twinned with:

Gambettola, Italy
Pescara, Italy

References

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