Custoza

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This article is about the Italian village. For the historical battles, see Battle of Custoza (disambiguation). For the ironclad ship named for the battles, see SMS Custoza.
Custoza
Custoxa  (Venetian)
Frazione
Custoza panorama.jpg
Custoza is located in Italy
Custoza
Custoza
Location of Custoza in Italy
Coordinates: 45°22′19.0″N 10°47′36.0″E / 45.371944°N 10.793333°E / 45.371944; 10.793333Coordinates: 45°22′19.0″N 10°47′36.0″E / 45.371944°N 10.793333°E / 45.371944; 10.793333
Country Italy
Region Veneto
ProvinceVerona (VR)
ComuneSommacampagna
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total812
Demonym(s)Custozani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
37066
Dialing code(+39) 045
Patron saintSt. Peter[2]

Custoza (Italian: [kuˈstɔddza];[3] Venetian: Custoxa [kuˈstɔza]) is a northern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Sommacampagna, a municipality in the province of Verona, Veneto. As of 2011, its population was 812.[1]

History[]

See also: Battle of Custoza (1848) and Battle of Custoza (1866)

The village is famous for two battles fought during the Italian Independence Wars: the first in 1848 and the second in 1866, both against the Austrian Empire.[4] In memory of them, the architect built the (Italian: Ossario di Custoza), a war grave and memorial building opened in 1879.[5][6]

Geography[]

Custoza is a rural village located in the southwestern corner of its municipality, next to Villafranca di Verona (6 km south), Valeggio sul Mincio (7 km west), and river. It is 5 km from Sommacampagna, 10 from Sona and Caselle, 12 from Verona-Villafranca Airport and 20 from Verona city centre.[7]

The village consists of a central settlement and 3 detached, but close, quarters: Valbusa (west –

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45°22′29.2″N 10°47′20.2″E / 45.374778°N 10.788944°E / 45.374778; 10.788944), Gorgo (east –
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45°22′45.5″N 10°48′17.7″E / 45.379306°N 10.804917°E / 45.379306; 10.804917) and Bellavista (south –
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45°22′19.3″N 10°47′36.7″E / 45.372028°N 10.793528°E / 45.372028; 10.793528). Its territory includes the surrounding little localities of Bagolina, Balconi Rossi, Coronini,[8] Marognalonga, Monte Godio, Sgaripola and Vantini.

Main sights[]

  • , built in 1879.[5][6]
  • St. Peter in Vinculis Church, built in the 18th century.[9][10]
  • Villa Ottolini Pignatti Murano, built in the 17th century.[11]
  • House of the (Italian: Tamburino Sardo), historical site related to the 1848 battle.[12][13]

Gastronomy[]

See also: Cuisine of Veneto

The ("Custoza White"), also known simply as "Custoza", is an Italian DOC wine produced in the countryside around the village.[14][15]

Gallery[]

  • The Ossuary of Custoza

  • House of the Sardinian Drummer-Boy

  • The rural area of Custoza

Panoramic view

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Info on italia.indettaglio.it (in Italian)
  2. ^ The parish church of Custoza in the Diocese of Verona
  3. ^ Bruno Migliorini; Carlo Tagliavini; Piero Fiorelli (eds.). "Custoza". Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. ^ History of Sommacampagna Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website) (in Italian)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ossuary of Custoza website". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b The Ossuary of Custoza on tourism.verona.it (in Italian)
  7. ^ 387777548 Custoza on OpenStreetMap
  8. ^ mainly in the municipal territory of Villafranca di Verona
  9. ^ The parish church of St. Peter, Custoza (terredelcustoza.com) (in Italian)
  10. ^ The churches of the municipality of Sommacampagna Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  11. ^ The villas of the municipality of Sommacampagna Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  12. ^ Works related to Heart/The Sardinian Drummer-Boy at Wikisource
  13. ^ Tamburino Sardo trail (municipal website) Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  14. ^ Custoza Wine Consortium website (in Italian)
  15. ^ Bianco di Custoza on quattrocalici.it (in Italian)

External links[]

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