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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Gussago
| official_name       = Comune di Gussago
| native_name         = {{lang|lmo|Gösàch}}
| image_skyline       = Gussago_panoramica.jpg
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| image_caption       = Panorama of Gussago
| image_shield        = Gussago-Stemma.png
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| coordinates         = {{coord|45|36|N|10|9|E|region:IT|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| region              = {{RegioneIT|sigla=LOM}}
| province            = {{ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=BS}} (BS)
| frazioni            = Barco, Casaglio, [[Civine]], Croce, [[Mandolossa]], Navezze, Piazza, Piedeldosso, Ronco, [[Sale di Gussago]], Villa
| mayor_party         = Civic List
| mayor               = Bruno Marchina
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 25
| population_footnotes = <ref>[http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html ISTAT]</ref>
| population_total    = 16891
| population_as_of    = 2011
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| population_demonym  = Gussaghesi
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| elevation_m         = 185
| saint               = Santa Maria Assunta
| day                 = 15 August 
| postal_code         = 25064
| area_code           = 030
| website             = {{official website|http://www.comune.gussago.bs.it/}}
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| istat               = 017081
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'''Gussago''' ([[Brescian]]: {{lang|lmo|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 [[town twinning|twinned]] with:

* {{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[Aliap]], South Sudan, since 2005

==References==
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{{Province of Brescia}}


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[[Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy]]


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