Salizzole
Encyclopedia
Salizzole is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verona
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 100 km west of Venice
and about 20 km southeast of Verona
. Economy includes production of rice
and of artistic furniture.
Salizzole borders the following municipalities: Bovolone
, Concamarise
, Isola della Scala
, Nogara
, and Sanguinetto
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Verona
Province of Verona
The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Verona.-Overview:The province has an area of 3,109 km², and a total population of 912,981...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, located about 100 km west of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and about 20 km southeast of Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. Economy includes production of rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
and of artistic furniture.
Salizzole borders the following municipalities: Bovolone
Bovolone
Bovolone is a town and a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 25 km southeast of Verona....
, Concamarise
Concamarise
Concamarise is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 100 km southwest of Venice and about 30 km southeast of Verona...
, Isola della Scala
Isola della Scala
Isola della Scala is a comune of c. 10,000 inhabitants in the Province of Verona in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 20 km southeast of Verona....
, Nogara
Nogara
Nogara is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 100 km southwest of Venice and about 30 km south of Verona....
, and Sanguinetto
Sanguinetto
Sanguinetto is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 100 km southwest of Venice and about 30 km southeast of Verona...
.
Churches
- Santa Maria Assunta (15th century)
- S. Caterina di Alessandria (15th century)
- S.Martino (16th century)
Villas
- Corte Busa (15th century)
- Villa Sagramoso-Campostrini-Malafatti (16th century)
- Villa Zanetti (16th century)
- Villa Franceschini (16th century))
- Villa Pullè (17th century)
Fortifications
- Castle (12th century). It was the residence of the family of Cangrande della Scala's mother.