๐ฎ๐น Castelnuovo del Garda is an Italian comune (municipality), in the Province of Verona, in Veneto, on a couple of morainic hills few km south-east from Lake Garda. Verona is about 20ย km to the east, Venice is 140ย km east and Milan 140ย km west.
Castelnuovo del Garda has a short beach on the lake, between the municipalities of Peschiera del Garda and Lazise. The comune borders the following municipalities: Bussolengo, Lazise, Peschiera del Garda, Sona, and Valeggio sul Mincio.
Gardaland, the biggest amusement park in Italy, is expanding mainly within the Castelnuovo municipality, close to Lake Garda shores.
History From few archaeological rests found on the top of the main hill (called monte Alto), probably Castelnuovo del Garda was already inhabited during the prehistorical age.
During the Roman period, it was first known as Beneventum, and after renamed Quadrivium which literally means 4 roads, or crossroad. Indeed, its location was strategical being at the crossroad between the Via Gallica (which was connecting the modern Torino with the modern Venezia passing by Milan, the actual SS11), and a connection with the Via Claudia Augusta (which was connecting central Italy with Austria passing by the Val d'Adige and the Alps).
In the 12th century, Quadrivium has been destroyed by Frederick Barbarossa. Consequentially rebuilt as a fortify town, Quadrivium was renamed Castrum Novum (which means New Castle), and the name has remained unchanged with the Italian version Castelnuovo.
During the centuries, Castelnuovo passed under different political controls, from the Lord of Verona (Signoria degli Scaligeri), the Lord of Milano (Signoria dei Visconti), the Venetian Republic, the Austrian empire (see the next chapter for the "Castelnuovo massacre"), and eventually becoming part of the Regno d'Italia with the third Italian independence war and the consequential Armistice of Cormons, in the 1866.
Only in 1970, Castelnuovo took its actual name Castelnuovo del Garda, to highlight its location close to the lake Garda shores.
The Castelnuovo Massacre โ 11 April 1848 On 11 April 1848 Castelnuovo del Garda was almost totally destroyed and burned by the Austrian empire army (including the church and the medieval tower), during the first Italian independence war. That day, 400 men of the Corpo Volontari Lombardiย [it] fought against 3000 Austrian soldiers, which consequentially burned the city killing around 89 local citizens (46 of them women and children) as reprisal for the revolutionary actions that were taking place in the region.[circular reference]
The Austrian army was headed by the field marshal Joseph Radetzky, who was serving in Verona, and the commander Whillerm Thurn. The Italian Volontari had been sent by the major Luciano Manara and commanded by Agostino Noaro.
Main Historical Sites โข The tower of Castelnuovo, built by the Lord of Milano โ 14th century โข Church of the Madonna degli Angeli โ 15th century โข Church of S.Maria Nascente โ 18th century โข Villa Cossali Sella โ 15th century โข Villa Arvedi D'Emilei โ 17th century โข Villa Negri โ 17th century.
Events โข Festa dell'uva (wine festival), the most important event in Castelnuovo del Garda is the wive festival that takes place every year at the end of the summer, usually a weekend in the mid-September. It is a celebration of the historically most important economic sector of the region: the wine production. During the festival, several local producers present their wine and participate to a competition for the best wine of the year. In addition, several cultural and historical exhibition are taking place during the whole weekend. โข Festa della Bandiera (the flag celebration). The third Sunday of June the municipality celebrates an event occurred 24 June 1866, during the third Italian independence war. In the specific, in the municipality district Oliosi, a group of soldiers remained surrounded by the enemy and decided to divide the flag between each other in order to avoid to give to the enemy.
Castelnuovo del Garda has a population of over 12,469 people. Castelnuovo del Garda also forms part of the wider Verona Province which has a population of over 923,664 people. Castelnuovo del Garda is situated 20 km west of Verona.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Castelnuovo del Garda has links with:
๐ฉ๐ช Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany ๐ธ๐ฎ Trebnje, Slovenia๐ซ๐ท Saint-รtienne 45.435
๐ซ๐ท Saint รtienne 45.44
๐จ๐ฆ Pierrefonds 45.467
๐จ๐ฆ Sherbrooke 45.403
๐จ๐ฆ Vaudreuil-Dorion 45.402
๐ท๐ด Petroศani 45.4
๐ฎ๐น Montecatini Terme 10.783
๐ฉ๐ช Nordhausen 10.794
๐ฉ๐ช Donauwรถrth 10.8
๐ฌ๐ถ Ciudad de la Paz 10.817
๐จ๐ฒ Bangangtรฉ 10.833
๐ฉ๐ช Sondershausen 10.867
Locations Near: Castelnuovo del Garda 10.7667,45.4333
๐ฎ๐น Verona 10.992,45.438 d: 17.6
๐ฎ๐น Mantua 10.792,45.165 d: 29.9
๐ฎ๐น Brescia 10.232,45.537 d: 43.2
๐ฎ๐น Carpi 10.883,44.783 d: 72.9
๐ฎ๐น Trento 11.119,46.07 d: 75.9
๐ฎ๐น Reggio Emilia 10.641,44.696 d: 82.6
๐ฎ๐น Parma 10.34,44.799 d: 78.1
๐ฎ๐น Vicenza 11.55,45.548 d: 62.3
Antipodal to: Castelnuovo del Garda -169.233,-45.433
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17258.7
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16548.2
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16493.2
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16417.6
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12629.9
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12546.2
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12533
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12528.2