Gardone Val Trompia

Gardone Val Trompia
Gardù de Altrompia
Comune
Città di Gardone Val Trompia
Gardone Val Trompia
Location of Gardone Val Trompia in Italy
Coordinates: 45°41′N 10°11′E / 45.683°N 10.183°E / 45.683; 10.183Coordinates: 45°41′N 10°11′E / 45.683°N 10.183°E / 45.683; 10.183
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Frazioni Inzino, Magno
Government
 • Mayor Pierangelo Lancelotti
Area
 • Total 26.66 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Elevation 282 m (925 ft)
Population (30 November 2017)[1]
 • Total 11,561
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Gardonesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 25063
Dialing code 030
Patron saint St. Mark
Saint day 25 April
Website Official website

Gardone Val Trompia (Brescian: Gardù de Altrompia) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. northern It is bounded by other communes of Marcheno and Sarezzo. It is located in the Trompia valley. Gardone received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 21, 2001.

Commerce

It is home to the major small arms manufacturers FAMARS and Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta. Among several regional makers of replica black-powder firearms (A. Uberti, Srl., Chiappa Firearms) the Davide Pedersoli company leads in production of over 75 types of historical black powder muzzle loading and breech loading firearms and is also known as the dominant brand in black-powder shooting competitions worldwide.

Twin towns

Gardone Val Trompia is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.



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