- Peschiera del Garda
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Peschiera del Garda-Stemma.png
official_name = Comune di Peschiera del Garda
name = Peschiera del Garda
region =Veneto
province = Verona (VR)
elevation_m = 68
area_total_km2 = 17.63
population_as_of =April 15 ,2006
population_total =8479
population_density_km2 = 499
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|45|26|N|10|41|E
frazioni = Peschiera, San Benedetto di Lugana, Broglie
telephone = 045
postalcode = 37019, 37010
gentilic = Arilicensi
saint =St. Martin
day =november 11
mayor =Umberto Chincarini
website = [http://www.peschieradelgarda.org www.peschieradelgarda.org]
mapx =45.41
mapy = 10.685Peschiera del Garda (
Latin : Ardelica, Arilica and Ariolica), is a town and "comune" in theprovince of Verona , inVeneto ,Italy . WhenLombardy-Venetia was under Austrian rule, Peschiera was the northwest anchor of the four fortified towns constituting the so-calledQuadrilateral . The fortress is on an island in the Mincio River at its outlet from Lake Garda.History
Roman Ardelica was a town of
Gallia Transpadana , which occupied the site of the modern Peschiera del Garda, at the southeast angle of the Lacus Benacus (Lago di Garda ), just where the Mincius (modern Mincio) issued from the lake. The name is found under the corrupted form Ariolica in theTabula Peutingeriana , which correctly places it between Brixia and Verona; the true form is preserved by inscriptions, from one of which we learn that it was a trading place, with a corporation of ship-owners, "collegium naviculariorum Ardelicensium". (Orell. Inscr. 4108.) The town is mentioned as Arilica inPliny the Elder 's "Naturalis Historia ".The fortress at Peschiera played a prominent part in most of the military campaigns conducted in northern Italy after 1400, but especially so during the
Napoleonic wars . During theFirst Italian War of Independence , it was taken by the Piedmontese from the Austrians, after a gallant defence byGeneral Rath lasting six weeks, onMay 30 ,1848 .Peschiera del Garda was also famous for its
military jail , closed in 2002.The comune is part of the
Associazione Città del vino ("Association of Wine Cities").In winter, the nearby
Laghetto del Frassino the most important habitat forTufted Duck s in Italy (Morbioli & Sighele 2006).Main sights
*The Fortress and the external fortifications
*Sanctuary of "Madonna del Frassino" (1511). It houses works by Paolo Farinati andZeno da Verona Bounding communes
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Castelnuovo del Garda
*Valeggio sul Mincio
*Ponti sul Mincio
*Pozzolengo
*Sirmione Twin cities
*flagicon|ITA
Ulà Tirso ,Italy
*flagicon|ARGVilla Carlos Paz ,Argentina References
* [http://www.maudoc.com/pdf/frassino.pdf PDF fulltext]
*External links
* [http://www.cittadelvino.it Associazione Città del vino (association)] it icon
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Peschiera+del+Garda&country=IT Mapquest - Peschiera del Garda]
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