Rodengo-Saiano
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Rodengo-Saiano is a comune
in the province of Brescia
, in Lombardy
. A center of the Franciacorta
historical region, it was founded in 1927 from the communes of Rodengo and Saiano.
It is home to a Cluniac monastery, the Abbey of St. Nicholas, founded in the mid-11th century.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, 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 Trentino .Source for statistical...
, 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, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
. A center of the Franciacorta
Franciacorta
The territory of Franciacorta is a section of the Province of Brescia in the Italian Region of Lombardy. Franciacorta extends north from the plain of the river Po to the shores of Lake Iseo, and from the river Oglio on the western border to the town of Cellatica in the east. The geography of...
historical region, it was founded in 1927 from the communes of Rodengo and Saiano.
It is home to a Cluniac monastery, the Abbey of St. Nicholas, founded in the mid-11th century.