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Concesio

Concesio

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Concesio (Conhsès in local Lombard) is a town and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.- Importance and function :...

 in the province of Brescia
Province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. It borders with the province of Sondrio in the N and NW, the province of Bergamo in the W, province of Cremona in the SW and S, the province of Mantova to the S, and to the east, the province of Verona and the Province of Trento .Source for...

, in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region...

 in Trompia
Trompia
The Valle Trompia is a valley that runs from North to South, from the Tre Valli crystalline massive to the plain of Brescia. It shows no sign of glacial geomorphologic activity and includes the Mella river....

 valley. The comune is bounded by other communes of Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 191,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...

, Bovezzo
Bovezzo
Bovezzo is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy....

, Lumezzane
Lumezzane
Lumezzane is a town in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It has a population of 24,304 inhabitants and is the second-largest town in the province of Brescia. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a small Valley next to the Trompia Valley....

, Villa Carcina
Villa Carcina
Villa Carcina is a commune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Concesio and Sarezzo. It is part of the Trompia valley.-External links:*...

, Gussago
Gussago
Gussago is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.This smart town is situated in Franciacorta, a very famous land known for its precious wines...

 and Collebeato
Collebeato
Collebeato is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located in the lowland near Valle Trompia....

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Concesio (Conhsès in local Lombard) is a town and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.- Importance and function :...

 in the province of Brescia
Province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. It borders with the province of Sondrio in the N and NW, the province of Bergamo in the W, province of Cremona in the SW and S, the province of Mantova to the S, and to the east, the province of Verona and the Province of Trento .Source for...

, in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region...

 in Trompia
Trompia
The Valle Trompia is a valley that runs from North to South, from the Tre Valli crystalline massive to the plain of Brescia. It shows no sign of glacial geomorphologic activity and includes the Mella river....

 valley. The comune is bounded by other communes of Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 191,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...

, Bovezzo
Bovezzo
Bovezzo is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy....

, Lumezzane
Lumezzane
Lumezzane is a town in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It has a population of 24,304 inhabitants and is the second-largest town in the province of Brescia. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a small Valley next to the Trompia Valley....

, Villa Carcina
Villa Carcina
Villa Carcina is a commune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Concesio and Sarezzo. It is part of the Trompia valley.-External links:*...

, Gussago
Gussago
Gussago is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.This smart town is situated in Franciacorta, a very famous land known for its precious wines...

 and Collebeato
Collebeato
Collebeato is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located in the lowland near Valle Trompia....

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It is the birthplace of Giovanni Battista Montini (1897-1978), Archbishop of Milan and later Pope
Pope
The pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...

 (1963-1978) under the name of Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...

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