Castel Mella

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Castel Mella
Castèl Mèlö
Comune
Comune di Castel Mella
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Castel Mella
Location of Castel Mella in Italy
Coordinates: 45°30′N10°9′E / 45.500°N 10.150°E / 45.500; 10.150 Coordinates: 45°30′N10°9′E / 45.500°N 10.150°E / 45.500; 10.150
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Frazioni Onzato, Colorne
Area
  Total 7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population (2011) [1]
  Total 10,926
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Castelmellesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code25030
Dialing code 030
Patron saint Syrus of Pavia and Saint Lucy
Saint day 9 December
Website Official website

Castel Mella (Castelnuovo until 1864; locally Castèl Mèlö) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Province of Brescia Province of Italy

The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,264,105 and its capital is the city of Brescia.

Lombardy Region of Italy

Lombardy is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.

Geography

It is in the plain southwest of Brescia, on the river Mella. It is bounded by the communes of Brescia, Flero, Capriano del Colle and Roncadelle.

Brescia Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometres from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of about 200,000, it is the second largest city in the region and the fourth of northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants.

Mella (river) river in Italy

Mella is a river in Northern Italy, a tributary of Oglio. The largest city the Mella flows through is Brescia. The upper valley of the Mella, upstream from Brescia, is known as Val Trompia.

Flero Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Flero is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

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References

  1. ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.