Goito

Goito
Comune
Comune di Goito
Fight between Austrians and Piedmontese over the Mincio bridge in Goito on 8 April 1848. In the time Of Virgil, Goito was called Andes.
Coat of arms
Location of Goito
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Coordinates: 45°15′N 10°40′E / 45.250°N 10.667°E / 45.250; 10.667
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Mantua (MN)
Frazioni	Cerlongo, Solarolo, Marsiletti, Torre, Sacca, Calliero, Vasto, Massimbona, Belvedere, Ca'Vecchia Gobbi, Maglia, Sagrada 1, Borgo Diciotto, Ca' Vagliani, Cascina Palazzetto, Catapane, Aquilone, Terra Nera, Isola, Tezze Vasto, Ronziolo, Barattere, Villabona, Baronina, Loghino, Corte Bellacqua di Sotto, Corte Grandi, Corte Quaresima Vecchia, Sagrada II, Valle Buratto, Cascina Bondi, Corte Bellacqua di Sopra, San Lorenzo, Corte Merlesco, Corte Resenasco[1]
Government
• Mayor	Pietro Chiaventi
Area [2]
• Total	79.22 km2 (30.59 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017[3])[4]
• Total	10,289
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym	Goitesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46044
Dialing code	0376
Patron saint	St. Peter and Paul
Saint day	June 29
Website	Official website

Goito (Upper Mantovano: Gùit) is a comune with a population of 10,005 in the Province of Mantua in Lombardy. Goito is 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mantua on the road leading to Brescia and Lake Garda, and straddles the old east–west Via Postumia between Cremona and Verona. The town is on the right bank of the Mincio River at a key crossing.^[5] The birthplace of Sordello, Goito is part of the historic region known as Alto Mantovano (Upper Mantua) and was the site of a notable fortress.