Sarezzo (

Brescian Eastern Lombard is a group of closely related variants of Lombard, a Gallo-Italic dialect spoken in Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua, in the area around Cremona and in parts of Trentino. Its main variants are Be ...

: ; locally ) is a ''

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 ...

'' in the

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 ...

, in

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 ...

. It is located in the

Trompia The Val Trompia (also: ''Valle Trompia'') is a slightly more than 50 km long valley in the Province of Brescia, northern Italy. It consists of the valleys of the river Mella and its tributaries, north of the city of Brescia. It is situated bet ...

valley. Neighbouring communes are

Lumezzane Lumezzane (Brescian: ; locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 () it is one of the largest towns in the province of Brescia. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a side val ...

Villa Carcina Villa Carcina (Brescian: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Neighbouring communes are Concesio and Sarezzo Sarezzo (Brescian: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located ...

Polaveno Polaveno (Brescian: is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Neighbouring communes are Sarezzo Sarezzo (Brescian: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located in the Trompia valley. Neighbour ...

and

Gardone Val Trompia Gardone Val Trompia (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is bounded by the comunes of Marcheno and Sarezzo. It is located in the Trompia valley. Gardone received the honorary title of ci ...

. In 2011 its population was 13,547. The ''

'' is made of four frazioni (villages): Sarezzo, Zanano, Ponte Zanano, and Noboli, although today these have grown into each other and there is no visible distinction. Indeed, Sarezzo, 13 km from the city centre of Brescia, is today part its urban area (population 350,000).

History

In 2006

Hina Saleem Hina Saleem (19 December 1985 – 11 August 2006) was a Pakistani woman resident in Italy who was killed in an honour killing, in Sarezzo, Zanano di Sarezzo, province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. - Original Italian version:Hina, sgozzata 10 anni ...

was murdered by her father in his house in the town. - Original Italian version:
Hina, sgozzata 10 anni fa dal padre La mamma: «Ma io lo perdono»

History

Twin towns

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