Goito

Goito
Comune di Goito
Drawing of a battle
Fight between Austrians and Piedmontese over the Mincio bridge in Goito on 8 April 1848. In the time Of Virgil, Goito was called Andes.
The Goito coat of arms
Location of Goito
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Goito is located in Italy
Goito
Goito
Location of Goito in Italy
Goito is located in Lombardy
Goito
Goito
Goito (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°15′N 10°40′E / 45.250°N 10.667°E / 45.250; 10.667
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMantua (MN)
FrazioniCerlongo, Solarolo, Marsiletti, Torre, Sacca, Calliero, Vasto, Massimbona, Belvedere, Ca'Vecchia Gobbi, Maglia, Sagrada 1, Borgo Diciotto, Ca' Vagliani, Cascina Palazzetto, Catapane, Aquilone, Terra Nera, Isola, Tezze Vasto, Ronziolo, Barattere, Villabona, Baronina, Loghino, Corte Bellacqua di Sotto, Corte Grandi, Corte Quaresima Vecchia, Sagrada II, Valle Buratto, Cascina Bondi, Corte Bellacqua di Sopra, San Lorenzo, Corte Merlesco, Corte Resenasco[1]
Government
 • MayorPietro Chiaventi
Area
 • Total79.22 km2 (30.59 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2017[3])[4]
 • Total10,289
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
DemonymGoitesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46044
Dialing code0376
Patron saintSt. Peter and Paul
Saint dayJune 29
WebsiteOfficial website

Goito (Upper Mantovano: Gùit) is a comune with a population of 10,005 in the Province of Mantua in Lombardy. Goito is 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mantua on the road leading to Brescia and Lake Garda, and straddles the old east–west Via Postumia between Cremona and Verona. The town is on the right bank of the Mincio River at a key crossing.[5] The birthplace of Sordello, Goito is part of the historic region known as Alto Mantovano (Upper Mantua) and was the site of a notable fortress.

  1. ^ "Frazioni e località Goito | Comuni e Città".
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Data from Istat
  4. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goito" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 191.