Gardone Val Trompia

Gardone Val Trompia (Brescian: Gardù de Altrompia) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It is bounded by the comunes 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.

Gardone Val Trompia

Gardù de Altrompia
Comune
Città di Gardone Val Trompia
Location of Gardone Val Trompia
Gardone Val Trompia
Location of Gardone Val Trompia in Italy
Gardone Val Trompia
Gardone Val Trompia (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°41′N 10°11′E
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniInzino, Magno
Government
 • MayorPierangelo Lancelotti
Area
 • Total26.66 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Elevation
282 m (925 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total11,561
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Gardonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25063
Dialing code030
Patron saintSt. Mark
Saint day25 April
WebsiteOfficial website

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 (such as A. Uberti, Srl., and 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:

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References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine




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