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Gardone Val Trompia

Coordinates: 45°41′N 10°11′E / 45.683°N 10.183°E / 45.683; 10.183
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Gardone Val Trompia
Gardù de Altrompia
Città di Gardone Val Trompia
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Coat of arms of Gardone Val Trompia
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Gardone Val Trompia is located in Italy
Gardone Val Trompia
Gardone Val Trompia
Location of Gardone Val Trompia in Italy
Gardone Val Trompia is located in Lombardy
Gardone Val Trompia
Gardone Val Trompia
Gardone Val Trompia (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°41′N 10°11′E / 45.683°N 10.183°E / 45.683; 10.183
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniInzino, Magno
Government
 • MayorPierangelo Lancelotti
Area
 • Total26.66 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Elevation
332 m (1,089 ft)
Population
 (30 July 2021)[2]
 • Total11,374
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DemonymGardonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25063
Dialing code030
Patron saintSt. Mark
Saint day25 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Gardone Val Trompia (Brescian: Gardù de Altrompia) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern 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 21 September 2001.

Commerce

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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

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Gardone Val Trompia is twinned with:

People

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine