Padenghe sul Garda
| Padenghe sul Garda | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Padenghe sul Garda | |
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| Coordinates: 45°30′N 10°30′E / 45.500°N 10.500°ECoordinates: 45°30′N 10°30′E / 45.500°N 10.500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Brescia (BS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrizia Avanzini (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011) | |
| • Total | 4,399 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 25080 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| Patron saint | St. Emilian |
| Saint day | November 12 |
| Website | Official website |
Padenghe sul Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated on the southwest coast of Lake Garda. Neighbouring communes are Calvagese della Riviera, Desenzano del Garda, Lonato del Garda, Moniga del Garda and Soiano del Lago.
Traces of prehistoric settlements have been found (arrowheads) in the peat bogs. More recent findings attest to the Roman presence.
In the Christian era Padenghe depended on the Parish of Desenzano and the first church, San Cassiano, was built next to the town center by the lake. This first village was abandoned because of the Hungarian invasions, straddling the 9th and 10th centuries, which forced the inhabitants to fortify a hill, where the castle was erected. In 1154 Padenghe is mentioned in the document with which Frederick Barbarossa, after the Diet of Roncaglia, recognizes the rights of Theobald, Bishop of Verona on certain territories in province of Brescia.
In the Middle Age, the castle turned it into a Ghibelline fortress and was contested between Brescia and Verona. In 1330 Padenghe was conquered by the Scala family, who were driven by John of Bohemia, son of Henry VII. In 1362, the Cansignorio took the castle, but lost it two years later. At the end of the XIV cetruy the town requested and obtained autonomy from the ruling Visconti. Each country had its own statutes.
In 1414 Pandolfo Malatesta, who was at the beginning of the century signore of Brescia, appointed Drugolo Castle (now in the territory of Lonato) to Padenghe removing it to the family Vimercati to punish rebellion. After the Peace of Lodi (1454), the Venetian Republic held a garrison in the castle of Padenghe.
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