Gussago

Coordinates: 45°36′N 10°9′E / 45.600°N 10.150°E / 45.600; 10.150
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Gussago
Gösàch
Comune di Gussago
Panorama of Gussago
Panorama of Gussago
Location of Gussago
Map
ISTAT code
017081
Patron saintSanta Maria Assunta
Saint day15 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Gussago (

Brescian: Gösàch) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy
. The town is situated in Franciacorta, an area known for its precious wines. There are also many other cookery specialities, as spiedo (where meat such as pork, beef, chicken and rabbit is skewered with potato slices and sage leaves), meat products and wines.

The most important monument is Santissima, an old cloister situated on the summit of Barbisone Hill. The patroness Saint of Gussago is

St. Mary
.

Twin towns

Gussago is

twinned
with:

  • South Sudan Aliap, South Sudan, since 2005

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ ISTAT