Valeggio sul Mincio

Valeggio sul Mincio
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Verona (VR)
Local name	Vałegio sol Mincio ( Venetian )
Coordinates	45 ° 21 ' N , 10 ° 44' E Coordinates: 45 ° 21 '0 " N , 10 ° 44' 0" E
height	88 m slm
surface	63.98 km²
Residents	15,758 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	246 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	37060 and 37067
prefix	045
ISTAT number	023089
Popular name	Valeggiani
Patron saint	San Giorgio
Website	Valeggio sul Mincio

Borghetto on the Mincio River below the Visconti Bridge

Valeggio sul Mincio is an Italian municipality with 15,758 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Verona .

geography

Valeggio is located about 25 km southwest of Verona a little higher on the eastern bank of the river Mincio .

Districts are Borghetto , Fontanello, Foroni, Salionze, Santa Lucia ai Monti and Vanoni e Remelli.

Neighboring municipalities are Castelnuovo del Garda , Marmirolo (MN), Monzambano (MN), Mozzecane, Peschiera del Garda , Ponti sul Mincio (MN), Roverbella (MN), Sommacampagna, Sona, Villafranca di Verona and Gonzaga (MN).

history

The first settlements emerged between the 4th century BC. BC and the 1st century AD. From the end of the 10th to the beginning of the 11th century, the area belonged to the Holy Roman Empire . In 1405 Valeggio became part of the Republic of Venice . On May 30, 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte won a victory over Austrian troops here. After the end of the Republic of Venice, Valeggio fell to Austria in the Peace of Campo Formio in 1797 . On February 8, 1814, a military conflict between Eugène de Beauharnais and the Austrians under Bellegarde took place near the town . In the Italian War of Independence of 1848 , Piedmontese troops won a battle against the Austrians near Valeggio. In 1866, Valeggio came to the Kingdom of Italy as a result of the German War .

Culture and sights

The municipality is known for its Parco Giardino Sigurtà landscape park , which is attached to a large, stately home. The park has an area of 600,000 m², has existed since 1617 and was opened to the public in 1978.

Borghetto

Borghetto is a district of Valeggio. Translated, Borghetto means something like: "small village". It is located on both sides of the Mincio River below the Visconti Bridge. Borghetto used to be a fishing village. It has become a popular tourist spot. This means that there are various restaurants and bars. The watermills, some of which are still in operation, are remarkable. The two districts on the river are connected by a wooden bridge. In the east there is a church from the 18th century, consecrated to Mark the Evangelist . It was built on the remains of an older Romanesque church from the 11th century.

Borghetto is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

The film Sehnsucht by Luchino Visconti was partly shot in the Borghetto and is set in 1866 during the Risorgimentos , the Italian civil war.

Visconti bridge

The structure was built between 1393 and 1395 and is actually a medieval dam . It was built by the Visconti at that time . The structure, popularly known as the Long Bridge , is around 650 m long and 21 m wide. Every year on the third Tuesday in June the big "Tortellini Festival of Valeggio" takes place on the bridge. Under the name Fest der Liebesknoten ( Festa del Nodo d'Amore in Italian ), 2,500–3,000 guests are entertained at long tables on the bridge. The festival ends with fireworks from the Scaliger Castle.

More Attractions

Scaliger Castle

Villa Maffei (Sigurtà)

Scaligerburg (13th century)
Venetian Villa Maffei (today Villa Sigurtà), in neoclassical style, built 1690–1693
Parish Church of San Pietro in Cattedra (10th century)
Next to the parish church are the remains of the 14th century bell tower, which collapsed in 1977