Botticino
Butizì | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Botticino | |
Location of Botticino  | |
  Botticino Location of Botticino in Italy  Botticino Botticino (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′N 10°14′E / 45.533°N 10.233°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Botticino Mattina, Botticino Sera, San Gallo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Apostoli |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Population (30-11-2016)[2] | |
• Total | 10,909 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Botticinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25080 - 25082 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
Botticino (Brescian: Butisì) is a town and comune (commune or municipality) in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. The comune was created in 1928 by the union of the former comuni of Botticino Mattina and Botticino Sera, which today, together with San Gallo, are classified as the municipality's three frazioni.
Neighbouring communes are Brescia, Nave, Nuvolera, Rezzato and Serle. It lies directly northeast of Brescia. It gave its name to marmo botticino, a valuable sedimentary limestone. Botticino is also a DOC of Lombardian wine.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ISTAT Archived December 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine