Custoza

Custoza
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Verona (VR)
local community	Sommacampagna
Coordinates	45 ° 24 ' N , 10 ° 51' E Coordinates: 45 ° 24 '0 " N , 10 ° 51' 0" E
height	125 m slm
surface	6 km²
Residents	1,000 (not specified)
Population density	167 inhabitants / km²

View from the ossuary in Custoza over the vineyards emerged from terminal moraines towards the Alps

Custoza (also - especially in historical texts - Custozza ) is a faction from Sommacampagna southwest of Verona , which was the scene of two battles between Austria and Italy.

location

Custoza is located near the river Tione (which was probably the outflow of Lake Garda immediately after the Ice Age - the wide meander valley is far too expansive for the small Tione), not far from the Po plain and about the same distance from Sommacampagna, Valeggio and Villafranca .

history

Custoza ossuary

On July 25, 1848, General Commander Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky defeated the army of Sardinia under King Albert ( first battle at Custozza ); on June 24, 1866, Archduke Albrecht of Austria defeated the somewhat larger Italian army under the Piedmontese commander-in-chief, General Alfonso La Marmora ( second battle near Custozza ).

An ossuary in the form of a 38 m high tower near the village commemorates the numerous dead in the two battles.

The Custozza barracks in Neulengbach is named after the battles of Custozza.

economy

Custoza is also known for its DOC white wine ( Bianco di Custoza ) with an annual production of around 100,000 hl.