Gazzo Veronese is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Verona
The province of Verona (Italian: ''provincia di Verona'') is a province of the Veneto region in Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake Garda—Italy's largest—is divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia (Lombardy region) and Trentin ...
in the
Italian
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region
Veneto
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, located about southwest of
Venice
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and about south of
Verona
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.
Gazzo Veronese borders the following municipalities:
Casaleone
Casaleone () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Verona
Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, w ...
,
Nogara,
Ostiglia
Ostiglia ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua.
History
In Roman times, ''Hostilia'' was a trade hub from Emilia ...
,
Sanguinetto
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,
Serravalle a Po
Serravalle a Po ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about east of Mantua.
Serravalle a Po borders the following municipalities: Gazzo Veronese, O ...
,
Sorgà
Sorgà is a ''comune'' in the province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy.
It is the birthplace of the Italian racing car driver Antonio Ascari, father of the Italian champion Alberto Ascari
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,
Sustinente
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Sustinente borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo San Vito ...
and
Villimpenta
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Villimpenta borders the municipalities of Castel d'Ario, Gazzo Veronese, R ...
.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture.
History
Gazzo's area was inhabited since the
4th millennium BC
File:4th millennium BC montage.jpg, 400x400px, From top left clockwise: The Temple of Ġgantija, one of the oldest freestanding structures in the world; Warka Vase; Bronocice pot with one of the earliest known depictions of a wheeled vehicle; Kish ...
, but the modern settlement has
Lombard origin. Its name derives in fact from the Lombard ''gahagi'', meaning "wood". In Roman times it should be already populated, but the inhabitants fled with the fall of the
Western Roman Empire
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. In the 9th century
Benedictine
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monks of the
Veronese
Veronese is the Italian word denoting someone or something from Verona, Italy and may refer to:
* Veronese Riddle, a popular riddle in the Middle Ages
* Veronese (moth), ''Veronese'' (moth), a moth genus in the family Crambidae
* Monte Veronese, ...
church of
Santa Maria in Organo
300px, Facade and bell tower of Santa Maria in Organo.
Santa Maria in Organo is a Roman Catholic church in Verona, Northern Italy.
History
The church's origin dates to the 6th–8th century, at the time of the Ostrogoth and Lombard dominations ...
dried the area. The fief was sold to
Federico della Scala in 1307.
The current ''comune'' was created in 1929 by the merger of Gazzo and Correzzo, the municipal set being moved to the ''frazione'' of Roncanova in the occasion.
Main sights
Main sights include
*the Romanesque 12th-century church of
Santa Maria Maggiore
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, on the
Tartaro river.
*The ruins of Gazzo Castle.
*Roman Tower (4th century AD).
*The church of
San Pietro in Valle (commonly called ''Ceson'', Venetian for Big Church), built around the 10th-11th century, in San Pietro in Valle.
*Church of ''San Prosdocimo'', dating from the 15th century, in Pradelle.
*Former church of ''San Giovanni Battista'', in Correzzo. The church was built on a Roman cemetery, initially of Aryan worship, has been remodeled over the centuries. The last major renovation took place in 1685. It is currently abandoned.
References
External links
*
Cities and towns in Veneto
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