Gardone Val Trompia
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
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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.
Gardone Val Trompia
Gardù de Altrompia | |
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| Città di Gardone Val Trompia | |
 View from middle schools | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Gardone Val Trompia Location of Gardone Val Trompia in Italy  Gardone Val Trompia Gardone Val Trompia (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′N 10°11′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Inzino, Magno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuliano Brunori |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.66 km2 (10.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 332 m (1,089 ft) |
| Population (30 July 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 11,374 |
| • Density | 426.6/km2 (1,105/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gardonesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25063 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | St. Mark |
| Saint day | 25 April |
| Website | Official website |
Commerce
It is home to the major small arms manufacturers FAMARS and Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta. Beretta started in 1526 in the commune[3]. The company supplied Napoleon as well as the Italian Army.
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:
Nanoro Department, Burkina Faso
People
- Bartolomeo Beretta (c. 1490 – c. 1565), founder of Beretta
