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ACCESS-DATE=2007-02-22 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20070930205851/HTTP://WWW.WORLD-GAZETTEER.COM/WG.PHP?MEN=GPRO&DES=GAMELAN&GEO=487531024, 2007-09-30, | region = LombardyProvince of Brescia>Brescia (BS)| frazioni = Belvedere, Ponte Rosso| mayor_party = | mayor = Federico Casali| area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 60ISTAT {{webarchive >url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184737weblink |date=March 3, 2016 }}| population_total = 19012| population_as_of = 31 December 2011| pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = Ghedesi| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 85| twin1 = | twin1_country = Roch>St. Roch| day = August 16| postal_code = 25016| area_code = 030weblink}}| footnotes = }}Ghedi (Brescian: ) 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.WEB,weblink Doorway, Victoria and Albert Museum, 21 November 2020,

Geography

Climate

Ghedi experiences a four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).Climate Summary for Ghedi, Italy{{Weather box|width = auto|collapsed = yes|location = Ghedi, Italy (1991-2020)|single line = Yes|metric first = Yes| Jan record high C =19.9| Feb record high C =21.4| Mar record high C =27.3| Apr record high C =30.6| May record high C =35.3| Jun record high C =36.2| Jul record high C =38.2| Aug record high C =38.4| Sep record high C =33.3| Oct record high C =29.0| Nov record high C =22.8| Dec record high C =16.4| year record high C =| Jan high C =6.44| Feb high C =9.36| Mar high C =14.76| Apr high C =18.84| May high C =23.84| Jun high C =27.98| Jul high C =30.49| Aug high C =30.19| Sep high C =25.2| Oct high C =18.59| Nov high C =11.83| Dec high C =6.77| year high C =| Jan mean C =2.28| Feb mean C =4.16| Mar mean C =9.02| Apr mean C =13.15| May mean C =18.12| Jun mean C =22.44| Jul mean C =24.59| Aug mean C =24.18| Sep mean C =19.42| Oct mean C =13.84| Nov mean C =8.09| Dec mean C =2.96| year mean C =| Jan low C =-1.24| Feb low C =-0.47| Mar low C =3.47| Apr low C =7.58| May low C =12.42| Jun low C =16.76| Jul low C =18.66| Aug low C =18.35| Sep low C =14.18| Oct low C =9.66| Nov low C =4.60| Dec low C =-0.3| year low C =| Jan record low C =-10.1| Feb record low C =-14.0| Mar record low C =-9.3| Apr record low C =-2.5| May record low C =-0.4| Jun record low C =6.0| Jul record low C =10.3| Aug record low C =9.0| Sep record low C =4.2| Oct record low C =-5.8| Nov record low C =-6.7| Dec record low C =-15.2| year record low C =| Jan precipitation mm =51.19| Feb precipitation mm =48.55| Mar precipitation mm =49.97| Apr precipitation mm =75.67| May precipitation mm =89.36| Jun precipitation mm =76.24| Jul precipitation mm =66.41| Aug precipitation mm =74.89| Sep precipitation mm =91.23| Oct precipitation mm =112.17| Nov precipitation mm =102.48| Dec precipitation mm =67.48| year precipitation mm =| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm| Jan precipitation days =5.53| Feb precipitation days =5.27| Mar precipitation days =5.27| Apr precipitation days =8.37| May precipitation days =9.13| Jun precipitation days =7.4| Jul precipitation days =5.1| Aug precipitation days =5.33| Sep precipitation days =6.53| Oct precipitation days =7.9| Nov precipitation days =9.1| Dec precipitation days =6.77| year precipitation days =|humidity colour=green| Jan humidity =82.19| Feb humidity =76.2| Mar humidity =70.19| Apr humidity =69.39| May humidity =67.93| Jun humidity =67.66| Jul humidity =67.57| Aug humidity =67.77| Sep humidity =69.12| Oct humidity =77.22| Nov humidity =82.86| Dec humidity =84.51| year humidity =| Jan dew point C =0.01| Feb dew point C =0.46| Mar dew point C =3.47| Apr dew point C =7.25| May dew point C =11.33| Jun dew point C =15.18| Jul dew point C =17.29| Aug dew point C =17.09| Sep dew point C =13.33| Oct dew point C =10.36| Nov dew point C =5.96| Dec dew point C =1.08NCEI>ncei.noaa.govHTTPS://WWW.NODC.NOAA.GOV/ARCHIVE/ARC0216/0253808/2.2/DATA/0-DATA/REGION-6-WMO-NORMALS-9120/ITALY/CSV/BRESCIAGHEDI_16088.CSV >TITLE=ETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION CLIMATE NORMALS FOR 1991-2020: BRESCIA GHEDI-16088 PUBLISHER=NOAA >NO-PP=Y FORMAT=CSV, ., }}

History

The town has been founded during the Early Middle Ages by the Longobards, as a small village defended by a fortified enclosure. This area is called Castle of Ghedi, in which arose the ancient Early Christian church, some small shacks and, since the High Middle Ages, the town hall. During the 14th century, the construction of structures outside the walls began and were formed four suburbs: Bazzina, Gazzolo, Borgonuovo and Malborgo.The town, due to its location and its citadel, soon gained much strategic importance and, on August 15, 1453, it was the theater for the Battle of Ghedi, between Republic of Venice and Duchy of Milan. {{clarify span|However, the Milanese victory, after the Treaty of Lodi Ghedi has been retaked by the Serenissima.|date=January 2024}} During this century, in the town opened a Franciscan convent (1465). In 1498, Venice granted in fief the town to Niccolò Orsini, count of Pitigliano and of Nola and commander of the Venetian army, which commanded to erect Palazzo Orsini and to place a funeral 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 the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, where it is still located. In the same century, the Niccolò Orsini's funeral monument was bought by Santa Giulia Museum, where it is still located.During the 20th century, Ghedi experienced economic growth, favored by construction of the Train Station (1893) and of the Ghedi Air Base (1909). In this period, the Cotonificio del Mella cotton mill opened with around 500 workers and became the largest factory in the town.WEB, GHEDI (2),weblink enciclopediabresciana.it,

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External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070408104614weblink">Oratorio di Ghedi

See also

• Battle of Ghedi (15th century)

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