Caldiero is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Verona
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in the Italian region
Veneto
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, located about west of
Venice
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and about east of
Verona
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.
Caldiero borders the following municipalities:
Belfiore,
Colognola ai Colli,
Lavagno,
San Martino Buon Albergo, and
Zevio
Zevio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southeast of Verona
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.
History
Caldiero was known in
ancient Roman times as ''
Calidarium'', stemming from its thermal baths. Later it was held by the bishops of Verona who, in 1206, sold it to the commune. In 1233
Ezzelino III da Romano
Ezzelino III da Romano (25 April 1194, Tombolo, Veneto, Tombolo7 October 1259) was an Italian feudal lord, a member of the Ezzelini family, in the March of Treviso (in modern Veneto). He was a close ally of the emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman ...
destroyed the castle. Later Caldiero was held by the
Scaliger
The House of Della Scala, whose members were known as Scaligeri () or Scaligers (; from the Latinized ''de Scalis''), was the ruling family of Verona and mainland Veneto (except for Venice) from 1262 to 1387, for a total of 125 years.
History ...
s, the Nogarola counts, the
Visconti and then by the
Republic of Venice
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Several battles were fought in the vicinity of Caldiero during the
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars () were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted French First Republic, France against Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, Habsb ...
and
Napoleonic Wars
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, conflict = Napoleonic Wars
, partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
, image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg
, caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...
. These actions occurred on
12 November 1796, on
29–31 October 1805, on
29–30 April 1809, and on
15 November 1813. All the battles were fought between France and Austria. In 1796, the Austrians repelled a French attack; in 1805, both sides claimed victory; in 1809, the Austrians repulsed French attacks but retreated the next day; in 1813, the French drove back the Austrians.
Main sights
*Baths of Juno, still preserving ancient pools of Roman origins.
Transport
*
Caldiero railway station
References
External links
Comune di Caldiero(in Italian)
Cities and towns in Veneto
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