Ghedi

Ghedi
Ghét
Città di Ghedi
The Ghedi's city hall.
The Ghedi's city hall.
Coat of arms of Ghedi
Location of Ghedi
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Ghedi is located in Italy
Ghedi
Ghedi
Location of Ghedi in Italy
Ghedi is located in Lombardy
Ghedi
Ghedi
Ghedi (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°24′N 10°17′E / 45.400°N 10.283°E / 45.400; 10.283[1]
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniBelvedere, Ponte Rosso
Government
 • MayorFederico Casali
Area
 • Total60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2011)[3]
 • Total19,012
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
DemonymGhedesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25016
Dialing code030
Patron saintSt. Roch
Saint dayAugust 16
WebsiteOfficial website

Ghedi (Brescian: Ghét) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on November 24, 2001.

Ghedi is known for a base of the Italian Air Force, Ghedi Air Base. It was also the site of the Palazzo Orsini, now demolished, a c.1515 doorway from which survives in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[4]

  1. ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Doorway". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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