| Prestine | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Prestine | |
Prestine | |
  Prestine Location of Prestine in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′49″N10°18′34″E / 45.93028°N 10.30944°E Coordinates: 45°55′49″N10°18′34″E / 45.93028°N 10.30944°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
| • Total | 387 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 25040 |
| Dialing code | 0364 |
| Patron saint | Sant'Apollonio |
| Saint day | 7 luglio |
| Website | Official website |
Prestine (Prèhten in camunian dialect) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated in the Val Camonica. Neighbouring communes are Bagolino, Bienno, Breno and Niardo.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,325 and its capital is the city of Brescia.
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.
