Ghedi
Ghét | |
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| Città di Ghedi | |
 The Ghedi's city hall. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ghedi  | |
  Ghedi Location of Ghedi in Italy  Ghedi Ghedi (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′N 10°17′E / 45.400°N 10.283°E[1] | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Belvedere, Ponte Rosso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Federico Casali |
| Area | |
• Total | 60 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011)[3] | |
• Total | 19,012 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ghedesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25016 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | St. Roch |
| Saint day | August 16 |
| Website | Official 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]
- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Doorway". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 21 November 2020.