Salò

Salò
Comune di Salò
View of Salò and its bay
Salò
Location of Salò in Italy
Salò
Salò (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°36′30″N 10°31′00″E / 45.60833°N 10.51667°E / 45.60833; 10.51667
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniBarbarano, Campoverde, Renzano, Villa, Cunettone, Serniga, San Bartolomeo, Moriondo
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Cagnini
Area
 • Total
29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
10,576
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
DemonymSalodiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25087
Dialing code0365
Patron saintSt. Charles
Saint day4 November
WebsiteOfficial website

Salò (Italian: [saˈlɔ]; Latin: Salodium) is a town and comune in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy (northern Italy) on the banks of Lake Garda, on which it has the longest promenade. The city was the seat of government of the Italian Social Republic from 1943 to 1945, a state often referred to as the "Salò Republic" (Repubblica di Salò in Italian).