Caino (
Brescian
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: ) is a ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.
With an ...
, in
Lombardy located in the
Valle del Garza. It is bounded by other communes of
Nave
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and
Lumezzane
Lumezzane (Brescian: ; locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 () it is one of the largest towns in the province of Brescia. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a side va ...
.
Geography
Caino is distant almost 12 km (7,46 mi) from
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Ise ...
. It borders with other five communes:
Agnosine,
Lumezzane
Lumezzane (Brescian: ; locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 () it is one of the largest towns in the province of Brescia. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a side va ...
,
Nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-typ ...
,
Serle and
Vallio Terme
Vallio Terme (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Neighbouring communes are Agnosine, Caino, Gavardo
Gavardo (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. As of 2011 Gavardo ha ...
. It's located in the Valle del Garza, literally translated Garza's Valley. Garza is the stream which passes through the comune, its headwaters are in Lumezzane.
Topography
The comune of Caino is divided into 14 streets (''vie'' in Italian):
* Via Nazionale, the main street which connects Caino with the adjacent communes and which is part of the ''Strada Provinciale 237'';
* Via Bagnolo;
* Via Follo;
* Via San Rocco;
* Via Grignole;
* Via Pianzano;
* Via Villa Sera;
* Via Fucina;
* Via Micinigo;
* Via Don Gino Pirlo;
* Via Folletto;
* Via Villa Mattina;
* Via Rasile;
* Via Tolzana.
The city hall is located in Via Villa Mattina, 9. The library in Via Folletto, 2. The sport center in Via Rasile. The Parish with the main church in Via Folletto 7/B.
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
Municipalities of the Province of Brescia
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