Sommacampagna
Sommacampagna | |
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Comune di Sommacampagna | |
![]() Hills between Sona and Sommacampagna. | |
![]() Sommacampagna within the Province of Verona | |
Coordinates: 45°24′18.7″N 10°50′45.7″E / 45.405194°N 10.846028°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Verona (VR) |
Frazioni | Caselle, Custoza |
Government | |
• Mayor | Graziella Manzato |
Area | |
• Total | 40.91 km2 (15.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 14,746 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sommacampagnesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 37066 |
Dialing code | 045 |
Patron saint | St. Andrew the Apostle |
Saint day | 30 November |
Website | Official website |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sommacampagna-Lapide_a_Gidino_da_Sommacampagna.jpg/250px-Sommacampagna-Lapide_a_Gidino_da_Sommacampagna.jpg)
Sommacampagna is a town and comune in the province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy. As of 2017, its population was of 14,746.[2]
History
[edit]The town was founded during the Ancient Roman period, with the name of Summa Campanea.[3]
In the frazione of Custoza two battles were fought during the Italian Independence Wars: the first in 1848 and the second in 1866.[3]
Geography
[edit]The municipality is part of the urban area of Verona and borders with Sona, Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona and Villafranca di Verona.[4] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Caselle[5] and Custoza.[6]
Demographics
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/obfy1b6sil5oykcuo38ptu7tnc99k0v.png)
Culture
[edit]The town's most famous sagra is called "Antica Fiera di Sommacampagna" and takes place every year during the last weekend of August, usually from Thursday to Tuesday.
Transport
[edit]Sommacampagna is served by the A4 motorway at the homonym exit. It counts a railway station (Sommacampagna-Sona) on the Milan-Venice railway, and the Airport of Verona-Villafranca is partially located in its municipal territory, nearby Caselle.
Sport
[edit]The town's main football team is Associazione Calcio Somma.
Gallery
[edit]Personalities
[edit]- Gidino di Sommacampagna (1320-1400), poet
- Federico Bricolo (b. 1966), politician
Twin towns
[edit]Hall in Tirol, Austria (since 2003)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2017
- ^ a b (in Italian) History of Sommacampagna (municipal website)
- ^ 44903 Sommacampagna on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 1142096910 Caselle on OpenStreetMap
- ^ 387777548 Custoza on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Hall in Tirol page on Sommacampagna municipal website
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- (in Italian) Sommacampagna official website
- (in Italian) Sommacampagna on tuttocitta.it