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Brescello (; in the local dialect, in the Reggio Emilia dialect) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about northwest of Reggio Emilia.

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Brescello is a small municipality located in the Province of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. It sits northwest of both the regional capital Reggio Emilia and the major city of Bologna, making it part of Italy's broader Po Valley area.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name
Brescello
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Brescello
Italian comune.image_skyline
Brescello - Chiesa di Santa Maria Nascente - 2023-09-13 12-46-15 001.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
The central Piazza Matteotti
Italian comune.image_shield
Brescello-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region
Emilia-Romagna
Italian comune.province
Reggio Emilia (RE)
Italian comune.frazioni
Coenzo a Mane, Ghiarole, Lentigione, Sorbolo a Mane
Italian comune.mayor_party
PD
Italian comune.mayor
Carlo Fiumicino
Italian comune.area_total_km2
24.04
Italian comune.population_total
5576
Italian comune.population_as_of
2025
Italian comune.population_demonym
Brescellesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
24
Italian comune.postal_code
42041
Italian comune.area_code
0522

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Brescello
Population
5630
Area
24.04
Elevation
24
Image
Brescello (RE) - piazza Matteotti e via Panizzi.jpg
Dialing code
0522
Licence plate code
RE
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Commons category
Brescello
postal code
42041
Commons gallery
Brescello
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14 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Main sights
  • Church of Santa Maria Nascente
  • Former monastery of San Benedetto
  • Parco Giovannino Guareschi
  • Municipal government
  • People
  • Events
  • Brescello Film Festival
  • La Notte dell'Imperatore - Brixellum Romanorum – Historical Reenactment
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Brescello (; in the local dialect, in the Reggio Emilia dialect) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about northwest of Reggio Emilia.

==Geography== Situated in the northwestern side of the province, close to the borders with the provinces of Parma and Mantua (Mantua is in Lombardy), Brescello lies on the southern shore of the river Po, near the confluence with the Enza. The municipality borders Boretto, Gattatico, Mezzani, Poviglio, Sorbolo and Viadana. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Ghiarole, Lentigione and Sorbolo a Levante.

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