Bedizzole

Bedizzole (Brescian: Büdisöle) is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy.

Bedizzole
Comune
Comune di Bedizzole
Coat of arms
Location of Bedizzole
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Coordinates: 45°31′N 10°25′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Brescia (BS)
Frazioni	Bussago, Campagnola, Cantrina, Cogozzo, Macesina, Masciaga, Monteroseo, Piazza, Pontenove, Salago, San Rocco, San Tomaso, San Vito, Sedesina
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Cottini
Area [1]
• Total	26.44 km2 (10.21 sq mi)
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	12,290
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Bedizzolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25081
Dialing code	030
Patron saint	St. Ermolaus
Saint day	May 8
Website	Official website

Geography

The municipality of Bedizzole extends for 26.4 km², at an average altitude of 171 m s.l.m. and is about 17 kilometers east from the chief town of the province it belongs to (Brescia) and 8 kilometers from Lake Garda.

Territory

The municipality of Bedizzole is situated to the east of Brescia, between the upper part of the Po Valley and the western hills of the moraine hills. The territory of the municipality is crossed by the river Chiese. An important monument is the castle, built between the ninth and tenth centuries, in a place that allowed to dominate the surrounding plains. Even today the Castle is inhabited, the main access to it is from Piazza 25 Aprile.

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine