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comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

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province of Brescia The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia. With an ar ...

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Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

Geography

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Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

, on the river Mella. It is bounded by the communes of Brescia,

Flero Flero (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Notable people * Dino Decca, painter *Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo (; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head c ...

Capriano del Colle Bible: Temptations of kings — and Jesus The connection between the passages from 1 Kings in our previous lesson and Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness might not be obvious. But what if we reflect on the meaning of the title used of Jesus in Ma ...

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Roncadelle Roncadelle (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. The Lombard party Pro Lombardy Independence Pro Lombardy Independence (''Pro Lombardia Indipendenza'') is an independentist party active in Lombardy, Italy. The ...

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