a strong and handsome town of Italy, with a bishop's see and good citadel. It is the capital of Brescia, contains 48,000 inhabitants, and is seated in an agreeable plain on the river Garza, in E. Long. 10°. N. Lat. 45°. 31'.

BRESCHIO, a province of Italy in the territories of Austria; bounded on the north, by the Grisons and the bishopric of Trent; on the east, by the lake Garda, the Veronese, and the duchy of Mantua; on the south, by the duchy of Mantua and the Cremonese; and on the west by the Cremasco, the Bergamasco, and the Valtellina. It is watered by several small rivers, which renders it very fertile; and is full of towns and villages, of which Brescia is the capital.