Malcesine

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Malcesine
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Malcesine (Italy)
Malcesine
Country Italy
region Veneto
province Verona  (VR)
Local name Malcesine
Coordinates 45 ° 46 ′  N , 10 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E
height 89  m slm
surface 68.19 km²
Residents 3,689 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 54 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 37018, Frazioni 37010
prefix 045
ISTAT number 023045
Popular name Malcesinesi
Patron saint Benigno and Caro di Malcesine
Website www.comunemalcesine.it
Panorama of Malcesine as seen from Tremosine
Panorama of Malcesine
as seen from Tremosine

Malcesine is a northern Italian municipality on the east bank of Lake Garda in the province of Verona with 3689 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Malcesine is often referred to as the "Pearl of Lake Garda". With this term, however, other places such as Riva del Garda or Limone sul Garda are often associated. The place is strongly influenced by tourism.

In addition to the towns of Riva del Garda and Nago-Torbole , Malcesine in the north of Lake Garda is popular with windsurfers , kite surfers and sailors due to its location, partly for entry into the two main winds of northern Lake Garda, Pelér and Ora . From Malcesine a cable car leads to the mountain station at 1760 meters on the Passo Tratto Spino in the Monte Baldo massif.

The two fractions Cassone and Navene also belong to the municipality of Malcesine (municipality seat).

history

The old place arose around the castle rock. A first castle was built here around 568 under the Lombards . After the destruction of this complex and its reconstruction by the Franks , the place later came to the Scaliger , who expanded the castle complex . The Porto Posterno ("rear port"), a bay used as a small beach ( Spiagetta ) directly below the castle ⊙ , still dates from the first time . Not far from there, at the end of Via Posterna , is a house built into the rock under the castle, which is a private residence, but previously probably housed the guards who guarded the entrance from the port to the castle.

Attractions

Scaliger Castle

Castello Scaligero

The picture is characterized by the historic town center with its many narrow streets and the Scaliger Castle, which is visible from afar. This stands on a ledge directly on the shore of the lake and grants a view of the village and the lake from the tower. The old core castle with the palace and keep was built by the Scaliger. In the lower courtyard is the “Palazzo Inferiore”, which Venice had built in 1620 for its garrison.

In 1786, Goethe also stopped in Malcesine during his famous “ Italian Journey ”. He was briefly detained on suspicion of espionage when he was seen drawing the Scaliger Castle. Nevertheless, he was fascinated by the place and its people in his diary entries. A bust in the castle and two memorial plaques, which are attached to the Hotel San Marco in the immediate vicinity of the harbor and in Via Posterna below the castle, commemorate his visit.

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View from the Scaliger Castle over Malcesine (2009)

Palazzo dei Capitani

Palazzo dei Capitani

Another attraction is the "Palazzo dei Capitani", which was built by the Scaligians for their governor towards the end of the 13th century. The palace was then renovated in the 15th century in the Venetian Gothic style. It was the seat of the governor from the east bank, who resided alternately in Garda , Torri del Benaco and Malcesine. Towards the lake there is a palm garden with a landing stage through which the "Capitano" reached his house.

Santo Stefano

The parish church of Santo Stefano is a baroque church from the early 18th century. The first note about the existence of a parish comes from the first years of the 9th century. The church contains in the first chapel from the rear on the right, dedicated to St. Peter is consecrated, an altarpiece of the Descent from the Cross by Girolamo dai Libri (1471–1555). Also in the church are the altars of Saints Benigno and Carlo (1769) and the Seven Joys of Mary ( Sette Allegrezze , 1771) and a tabernacle from the 15th century. The paintings in the presbytery are by Felice Boscarotti . The fourteen stations of the Via Crucis are interesting . The baroque main altar made of marble , created between 1753 and 1756, is the work of Domenico Sartori , who also built the rectory .

Santi Benigno e Caro

The parish church of Santi Benigno e Caro is named after the two saints of the Catholic Church, San Benigno di Malcesine and San Caro di Malcesine . The little church has only one nave with a barrel vault . The baroque style red and white marble altar contains a crucifix . Before 1784, the altar rose in the middle of the choir and was then moved to its end to make room for the 140 friars. On the epistle side there is a fresco of the Transfiguration of the Lord , opposite the Last Supper . Outside the balustrade and above the bell tower door there is valuable work by an unknown Renaissance painter . The painting shows the two patron saints of the place, Benigno and Caro, whom they restored to sight on the bed of the blind Bartolomeo Fioravante . In the background stands the brotherhood of saints. The painting can be found in a small reproduction under the window on the epistle page, while on the Gospel page the saints in the episcopal anteroom are shown hanging up their rain-soaked cloaks, which they brought when they were on their journey to Verona, on the sun's rays Tradition has it that they had to justify themselves on false accusations. The medallion above the altar with the two saints in adoration before the Most Holy Altar Sacrament was created by the local painter Bernardino Casari towards the end of the 18th century. The rest is a newer decoration by the local amateur artist Martini Giuseppe . The door to the north and opposite that of the bell tower leads to the small sacristy , which is rather damp because of its low height below the external level.

The origin of the church is unknown, the oldest notes date back to 1532. In the books of the pastoral visit it is mentioned that it was a place of great devotion and that a priest was assigned to her to provide the service. Now the church is the seat of the Brotherhood of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. It was recognized by the Napoleonic government , although other brotherhoods were banned and their assets were nationalized. The small, square, pointed bell tower with pinnacles at the corners rests on the roof.

The facade is a sketch with a rectangular window in the middle, two niches on the sides with the statues of the two titular saints and a square door over two steps. At the level of the gutters of the surrounding houses you can still see the irons that were once used to stretch the tent cloth over the square on church feast day.

Pictures of the church

  • Exterior view

  • Sanctuary

  • Entrance area from the inside

Monte Baldo

A cable car ( Funivia Malcesine ) leads from Malcesine to Monte Baldo, which is also used by hikers and mountain bikers who use the gravel slopes as downhill routes. The mountain is also extremely popular as a starting point for paragliders due to its easy accessibility via the cable car and the enormous difference in altitude (around 1680 m) to the landing site in Malcesine. Safety training over water is carried out regularly.

Web links

Commons : Malcesine  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Municipal statute in Italian (PDF; 208 kB), accessed on February 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lake Garda, Verona . Karl Baedeker GmbH, Ostfildern 2013, ISBN 978-3-8297-1374-0 .
  4. ↑ L'antica Pieve di S. Stefano di Malcesine on the Malcesine municipality page
  5. ↑ Andrea Bacchi, Luciana Giacomelli (ed.): Scultura in Trentino. Il Seicento e il Settecento: volume secondo. Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Trient 2003 ISBN 88-86602-55-3 p. 320
  6. ↑ Information board at the church