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The '''Commune of Calvagese della Riviera''' (Italian: ''[[Comune]] di Calvagese della Riviera'') is one of the 206 municipalities of the [[Province of Brescia]]] in the northern [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Lombardy]]. It is located some 10 km west of [[Lake Garda]] and its population of 3,238 is divided between the centres of '''Calvagese''' itself (the ''[[capoluogo]]''), '''Carzago''', and '''Mocasina'''.<ref>These ''[[frazioni]]'' are identified in {{harvnb|Comune di Cavalgese della Riviera|2006}}.</ref> Further localities include Belvedere, Ponte Clisi (where there is a bridge across the river [[Chiese]]) and Terzago.
The '''Commune of Calvagese della Riviera''' (Italian: ''[[Comune]] di Calvagese della Riviera'') is one of the 206 municipalities of the [[Province of Brescia]] in the northern [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Lombardy]]. It is located some 10&nbsp;km west of [[Lake Garda]] and its population of 3,238 is divided between the centres of '''Calvagese''' itself (the ''[[capoluogo]]''), '''Carzago''', and '''Mocasina'''.<ref>These ''[[frazioni]]'' are identified in {{harvnb|Comune di Cavalgese della Riviera|2006}}.</ref> Further localities include Belvedere, Ponte Clisi (where there is a bridge across the river [[Chiese]]) and Terzago.


The communes which border on Calvagese della Riviera are [[Polpenazze del Garda]], [[Prevalle]], [[Bedizzole]], [[Padenghe sul Garda]], [[Lonato]], [[Soiano del Lago]], and [[Muscoline]].
The communes which border on Calvagese della Riviera are [[Polpenazze del Garda]], [[Prevalle]], [[Bedizzole]], [[Padenghe sul Garda]], [[Lonato]], [[Soiano del Lago]], and [[Muscoline]].
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Calvagese della Riviera
Calvagese della Riviera
Comune di Calvagese della Riviera
Location of Calvagese della Riviera
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Calvagese della Riviera is located in Italy
Calvagese della Riviera
Calvagese della Riviera
Location of Calvagese della Riviera in Italy
Calvagese della Riviera is located in Lombardy
Calvagese della Riviera
Calvagese della Riviera
Calvagese della Riviera (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°32′3.48″N 10°26′33.72″E / 45.5343000°N 10.4427000°E / 45.5343000; 10.4427000
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniCarzago, Mocasina
Government
 • MayorIvana Palestri (elected 2004-06-13)
Area
 • Total
11.78 km2 (4.55 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 • Total
3,238
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
DemonymCalvagesini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25080
Dialing code030
Patron saintSaint Peter
Saint day22 February
Websitewww.comune.calvagesedellariviera.bs.it

The Commune of Calvagese della Riviera (Italian: Comune di Calvagese della Riviera) is one of the 206 municipalities of the Province of Brescia in the northern Italian region Lombardy. It is located some 10 km west of Lake Garda and its population of 3,238 is divided between the centres of Calvagese itself (the capoluogo), Carzago, and Mocasina.[3] Further localities include Belvedere, Ponte Clisi (where there is a bridge across the river Chiese) and Terzago.

The communes which border on Calvagese della Riviera are Polpenazze del Garda, Prevalle, Bedizzole, Padenghe sul Garda, Lonato, Soiano del Lago, and Muscoline.

Art and architecture

The most important building is the church of San Pietro di Antiochia which has frescoes dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and paintings by Girolamo Romanino (a Madonna and child), Zenon Veronese (a Deposition) and other artists of the Venetian school. The church was partially restored during the first half of the eighteenth century.

Monuments of interest in Carzago include the parish church of San Lorenzo, which holds paintings by Gallina and Cossali, and the remains of a medieval castle whose four towers have remained visible to this day.

Notes

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population figures from Istat 2007.
  3. ^ These frazioni are identified in Comune di Cavalgese della Riviera 2006.

References

  • Comune di Calvalgese della Riviera (2006-11-29), Statuto (PDF){{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link).
  • Istat (2007), "Totale della Popolazione residente al 1 Gennaio 2007 per sesso e stato civile; Provincia: Brescia", demo.istat.it.