Castel Goffredo
| Castel Goffredo | |||
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| Città di Castel Goffredo | |||
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 Castel Goffredo
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| Coordinates: 45°18′N 10°29′E / 45.3°N 10.483°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Lombardy | ||
| Province | Mantua (MN) | ||
| Frazioni | Berenzi, Bocchere, Casalpoglio, Coletta, Gambina, Giliani, Lisnetta, Lodolo, Lotelli, Perosso, Poiano, Profondi, Romanini, Sant'Anna, Selvole, Valzi, Villa, Zecchini | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Mauro Falchetti | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010) | |||
| • Total | 11,885 | ||
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Castellani, Goffredesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 46042 | ||
| Dialing code | 0376 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Luke and St. Erasmus | ||
| Saint day | 18 October, 2 June | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Castel Goffredo is a comune in the province of Mantova, in Lombardy, Italy, lying 35 km (21.75 mi) from Mantua and a few more from Brescia. It lies in a region of springs at the foot of the slopes that contain Lake Garda, towards the plain of the Po. Castel Goffredo borders the following municipalities: Castiglione delle Stiviere, Medole, Ceresara, Casaloldo, Asola, Acquafredda, Carpenedolo.
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[edit] History
Founded in a region inhabited from the Bronze Age, Castel Goffredo belonged to the count-bishops of Brescia from the ninth century to 1115, when the commune was established. When Brescia proved unable to come to the commune's defense, in 1337 it placed itself under the protection of Mantua and the Gonzaga. From 1348 to 1404 it was governed from Milan by the Visconti and returned to the Gonzaga in 1441.
Castel Goffredo became the seat of an autonymous feudo of marquis Aloysio Gonzaga in 1511. At his death, his fiefs of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione delle Stiviere and Solferino were divided among his three sons. The eldest, Alfonso, who gained Castel Goffredo, was assassinated in 1592 by members of the household of his nephew Rodolfo Gonzaga of Castiglione, brother of the saintly Aloysius Gonzaga; Alfonso, publicly tried for murder but acquitted, was murdered in turn, 31 January 1593, occasioning a popular uprising that reestablished the Magnifica Comunità. The territory was annexed in 1603 by the duchy of Milan following a bitter suit heard before the Emperor, and remainmed a part of Milanese territory until 1707.
In 1861 Castel Goffredo became part of the new Kingdom of Italy. Starting in the 1920s and gaining momentum following World War II, it enjoyed a period of economic development that made it a center of hosiery manufacture[1] and eventually resulted in its title of città in 2002.
[edit] Twin cities
Piran, Slovenia, 1993
[edit] Famous citizens
- Giuseppe Acerbi (1773–1846), naturalist, explorer and composer.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Together, the businesses of Castel Goffredo and its neighboring towns produce 70 percent of all women's hosiery sold in Italy and 40 percent of all hosiery sold throughout Europe", Stuart A. Rosenfeld, Competitive manufacturing: new strategies for regional development, 1992:
[edit] External links
- Castel Goffredo - Guide for the tourist
- Castel Goffredo Images of an ancient lordship
- Italian municipalities
[edit] Gallery
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Mazzini square
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St. Erasm church
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Entry
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Villa building
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Disciplini church
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St. Mary church
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Gambaredolo court
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Town hall
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Torrazzo tower
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Monument to the fallen
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Riva building in 1990
