Pozzolengo

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Comune di Pozzolengo
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Pozzolengo
Pozzolengo (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°24′N10°38′E / 45.400°N 10.633°E / 45.400; 10.633
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Frazioni Cavriana (MN), Desenzano del Garda, Lonato del Garda, Monzambano (MN), Peschiera del Garda (VR), Ponti sul Mincio (MN)
Area
[1]
  Total21.40 km2 (8.26 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total3,455
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym Pozzolenghesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25010
Dialing code 030
ISTAT code 017151
Patron saint San Lorenzo
Saint day10 August
Website Official website

Pozzolengo (Brescian: Posolengh) is an Italian municipality ( comune ) of 3,557 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.

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Geography

Pozzolengo is located in northern Italy on the hills in the south of Lake Garda. Though in the province of Brescia (Lombardy), it borders two provinces (Mantua and Verona) and another region (Veneto).

Since it finds itself in a wet land and there used to be many wells, legend has it that the name Pozzolengo derives from the word well (pozzo in Italian).

The town has the following hamlets: Ballino, Belvedere, Bosco, Ceresa, Pirenei, Ponte del Cantone, Rondotto.

History

The town was inhabited starting from Prehistory and saw different peoples.

Around 1000 the castle was built upon mount Fluno and in 1510 the church was built .

In the 19th century the territory of Pozzolengo was the scene of the battles for the Unification of Italy.

Main sights

Cuisine

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ISTAT