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Tignale
Comune di Tignale
Coat of arms of Tignale
Location of Tignale
Map
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniAer, Gardola (communal seat), Oldesio, Olzano Piovere, Prabione
Government
 • MayorFranco Negri
Area
 • Total48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation
555 m (1,821 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2011)[2]
 • Total1,317
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
DemonymTignalesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25080
Dialing code0365
ISTAT code017185
Saint day8 September
WebsiteOfficial website

Tignale is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is an international tourist center on near the Lake Garda.

It is formed by a series of villages located from up to 1600 m of altitude to the shores of the lake (none of them is called Tignale). The communal seat is at Gardola. Sights include the sanctuary of Montecastello, on a cliff commanding the Lake Garda, and remains of World War I fortifications.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from ISTAT