Castellucchio

Castellucchio
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Mantua  (MN)
Local name	Castlüc
Coordinates	45 ° 9 ′  N , 10 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E
height	26  m slm
surface	46 km²
Residents	5,237 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	114 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	46014
prefix	0376
ISTAT number	020016
Website	Castellucchio

Castellucchio is a municipality with 5237 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Mantua in the Italian region of Lombardy .

The name Castellucchio is likely of Roman origin and derived from either Castrum Luculli or Castrum Lucii .

history

Cassellucchio was first mentioned in an imperial charter in 1045 as the property of the Bishop of Mantua, that is, it belonged to the dominion of the Canossa until the area fell to the Gonzaga in 1328 . At this time a castle already existed, which was renovated by the Gonzaga around 1370. During the War of the Spanish Succession , the castle was destroyed by French and German troops, as was the village and the local church. In 1796 the area was the scene of armed conflicts: Austrian troops fled from Napoleon's . The Commander-in-Chief of the Austrian Army in Italy, General Beaulieu, spent one night in the city.

After the Battle of Magenta on June 4, 1859, the Austrians gathered in Castellucchio, where they stayed until June 18. The first French soldiers did not arrive in the city until June 30th and were greeted with enthusiasm by the population as liberators from Austrian rule.

In the Treaty of Villafranca , Castellucchio was added to the new Kingdom of Italy .

museum

The “Fosco Baboni” museum is located in the Torre Civica . A total of 125 pieces are exhibited there, including weapons from the Risorgimento period , exotic weapons from Latin America and rare exhibits from the First World War. In addition to historical firearms , rare examples of edged weapons from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries are shown.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Danilo Martelli (1923-1949), football player

Web links

Commons : Castellucchio  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• History of Castelluchio (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Museo delle armi