Ghedi Ghét | |
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| Città di Ghedi | |
 The Ghedi's city hall. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ghedi  | |
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| Coordinates:45°24′N10°17′E / 45.400°N 10.283°E /45.400; 10.283[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 andcomune in theprovince of Brescia, inLombardy,Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on November 24, 2001.
Ghedi is known for a base of theItalian 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 theVictoria and Albert Museum in London.[4]
Ghedi experiences a four-seasonhumid subtropical climate (Köppen:Cfa).[5]
| Climate data for Ghedi, Italy (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.2 (97.2) | 38.2 (100.8) | 38.4 (101.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.44 (43.59) | 9.36 (48.85) | 14.76 (58.57) | 18.84 (65.91) | 23.84 (74.91) | 27.98 (82.36) | 30.49 (86.88) | 30.19 (86.34) | 25.2 (77.4) | 18.59 (65.46) | 11.83 (53.29) | 6.77 (44.19) | 18.69 (65.65) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.28 (36.10) | 4.16 (39.49) | 9.02 (48.24) | 13.15 (55.67) | 18.12 (64.62) | 22.44 (72.39) | 24.59 (76.26) | 24.18 (75.52) | 19.42 (66.96) | 13.84 (56.91) | 8.09 (46.56) | 2.96 (37.33) | 13.52 (56.34) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.24 (29.77) | −0.47 (31.15) | 3.47 (38.25) | 7.58 (45.64) | 12.42 (54.36) | 16.76 (62.17) | 18.66 (65.59) | 18.35 (65.03) | 14.18 (57.52) | 9.66 (49.39) | 4.60 (40.28) | −0.3 (31.5) | 8.64 (47.55) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −14.0 (6.8) | −9.3 (15.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | −0.4 (31.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | −5.8 (21.6) | −6.7 (19.9) | −15.2 (4.6) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 51.19 (2.02) | 48.55 (1.91) | 49.97 (1.97) | 75.67 (2.98) | 89.36 (3.52) | 76.24 (3.00) | 66.41 (2.61) | 74.89 (2.95) | 91.23 (3.59) | 112.17 (4.42) | 102.48 (4.03) | 67.48 (2.66) | 905.64 (35.66) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.53 | 5.27 | 5.27 | 8.37 | 9.13 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 5.33 | 6.53 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 6.77 | 81.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 82.19 | 76.2 | 70.19 | 69.39 | 67.93 | 67.66 | 67.57 | 67.77 | 69.12 | 77.22 | 82.86 | 84.51 | 73.55 |
| Averagedew point °C (°F) | 0.01 (32.02) | 0.46 (32.83) | 3.47 (38.25) | 7.25 (45.05) | 11.33 (52.39) | 15.18 (59.32) | 17.29 (63.12) | 17.09 (62.76) | 13.33 (55.99) | 10.36 (50.65) | 5.96 (42.73) | 1.08 (33.94) | 8.57 (47.42) |
| Source:ncei.noaa.gov[6] | |||||||||||||
The town has been founded during theEarly Middle Ages by theLongobards, as a small village defended by a fortified enclosure. This area is calledCastle of Ghedi, in which arose the ancient Early Christian church, some small shacks and, since theHigh Middle Ages, thetown hall. During the 14th century, the construction of structures outside the walls began and were formed foursuburbs:Bazzina,Gazzolo,Borgonuovo andMalborgo.
The town, due to its location and its citadel, soon gained much strategic importance and, on August 15, 1453, it was the theater for theBattle of Ghedi, betweenRepublic of Venice andDuchy of Milan.However, the Milanese victory, after theTreaty of Lodi Ghedi has been retaked by theSerenissima.[clarify] During this century, in the town opened aFranciscan convent (1465). In 1498, Venice granted infief the town toNiccolò Orsini,count ofPitigliano and ofNola and commander of theVenetian army, which commanded to erectPalazzo Orsini and to place afuneral monument in the convent's church.
Due to the development of increasingly powerful weapons, during the 16th century, Ghedi and its castle lost their strategic importance, and the town began to decline. During the 18th century,Palazzo Orsini, in state of decay, collapsed; its access portal was bought by theVictoria and Albert Museum ofLondon, where it is still located. In the same century, the Niccolò Orsini's funeral monument was bought bySanta Giulia Museum, where it is still located.
During the 20th century, Ghedi experienced economic growth, favored by construction of theTrain Station (1893) and of theGhedi Air Base (1909). In this period, theCotonificio del Mella cotton mill opened with around 500 workers and became the largest factory in the town.[7]
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