Cellatica

Cellatica
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Brescia  (BS)
Local name	Salàdega
Coordinates	45 ° 35 '  N , 10 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 35 '0 "  N , 10 ° 11' 0"  E
height	170  m slm
surface	6.5 km²
Residents	4,879 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	751 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	25060
prefix	030
ISTAT number	017048
Popular name	cellatichesi
Patron saint	San Giorgio
Website	Cellatica

Cellatica is an Italian commune with 4879 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Brescia (BS), Lombardy region . The municipality gives its name to the wine of the same name.

The neighboring municipalities are Brescia , Collebeato , Concesio and Gussago .

geography

The place is at an altitude of 170 m above sea ​​level . The municipality covers an area of ​​6.5 km² .

Wine

The red wine of the same name with a protected designation of origin ( DOC ) is produced here. The wine must consist of at least 30% Marzemino (Berzemino), at least 30% Barbera , at least 10% Schiava Grossa (= Vernatsch) and at least 10% Incrocio Terzi N. 1 . A maximum of 10% of other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lombardy region may be added. Cultivation is permitted in Cellatica and in the surrounding municipalities of Rodengo-Saiano , Gussago , Collebeato and Brescia in the province of Brescia. The denomination has been around since 1968; it was updated on March 7, 2014.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Disciplinare di Produzione (production regulations and description). (PDF) wineacts.it, accessed on July 17, 2020 (Italian, I vini italiani a Dop ea Igp). 

literature

• Valeria Camaschella: Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Ed .: Enoteca Italiana. Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 60 .