Chiari () is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. The 1701 Battle of Chiari was fought here during the War of the Spanish Succession. The town is the birthplace of Isidoro Chiari and Stefano Antonio Morcelli. The main church or duomo is the church of Santi Faustino e Giovita.
Twin towns Chiari is twinned with:
Valmadrera, Italy, since 2009 Algemesí, Spain, since 2014
Notable people
Lento Goffi (1923-2008) poet, literary critic and journalist, born in Chiari.
Transport Chiari railway station
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