Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; , ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second largest city in Lombardy and the fourth largest in 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.Founded over 3,200 years ago, Brescia (in antiquity Brixia) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times. Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in northern Italy and numerous monuments, among these the medieval castle, the Old and New cathedral, the Renaissance ''Piazza della Loggia'' and the rationalist ''Piazza della Vittoria''.
The monumental archaeological area of the Roman forum and the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of a group of seven inscribed as Longobards in Italy, Places of Power. Brescia is considered to be an important industrial city. Metallurgy and production of metal parts, machine tools and firearms are of particular economic significance, along with mechanical and automotive engineering. Among the major companies based in the Brescia metro area there are utility company A2A, automotive manufacturer OMR, steel producers Lucchini and Alfa Acciai, machine tools producers Camozzi and Lonati, firearms manufacturers Fausti, Beretta and Perazzi, gas equipment manufacturers Sabaf and Cavagna, etc.
Brescia is home to the prestigious Mille Miglia classic car race that starts and ends in the town.
In the arts, it was nicknamed ''Leonessa d'Italia'' ("The Lioness of Italy") by Gabriele d'Annunzio, who selected Gardone Riviera (nearby on the shores of Garda Lake) as his final residence. The estate he built (largely thanks to state-sponsored funding), il Vittoriale, is now a public institution devoted to the arts; a museum dedicated to him is hosted in his former residence. Brescia is also the setting for most of the action in Alessandro Manzoni's 1822 play ''Adelchi''.
The province is known for being the production area of the Franciacorta sparkling wine, as well as the main source of Italian-produced caviar. Brescia with her territory was the "European Region of Gastronomy" in 2017 and the "Italian Capital of Culture" with Bergamo in 2023. Provided by Wikipedia
1
Published: [2020]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
2
Published: [2011]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Iberoamericana Vervuert eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014
3
4
Published: [2021]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
5
Other Authors:
“...Brescia...”
6
Published: [1971?]
7
Published: [2023]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2024 Part 1
Links: Get full text; Get full text; Cover
8
Other Authors:
“...Specola Astronomica Cidnea Brescia...”
9
Published: [2016]
Links: Get full text
10
Published: 1954
Superior document: Supplemento ai Commentari dell'Ateneo di Brescia 1954
11
Published: 2016;, [2016]
12
Published: [2023]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2024 Part 1
Links: Get full text; Get full text; Cover
13
Published: 2010.
Links: Get full text
14
Published: 1959
15
Published: 1996
Superior document: Monete dell'Egitto tolemaico nei Civici Musei di Brescia 2
16
Superior document: Annotazioni numismatiche : Supplemento ...
17
“...Museo Romano Brescia...”
18
Published: 1967
Superior document: Supplemento ai Commentari dell'Ateneo di Brescia 1967
19
Published: 1956
20
Published: 1994
Superior document: Supplemento ai Commentari dell'Ateneo di Brescia 1993