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Coordinates: 45°32′3.48″N 10°26′33.72″E / 45.5343000°N 10.4427000°E / 45.5343000; 10.4427000
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| frazioni = Carzago, Mocasina
| frazioni = Carzago, Mocasina
| mayor_party =
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Ivana Palestri
| mayor = Simonetta Gabana
| area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 11.78
| area_total_km2 = 11.74
| population_footnotes = <ref name=pop>[http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html ISTAT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184737/http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html |date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref>
| population_footnotes = <ref name=pop>[http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html ISTAT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184737/http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index02.html |date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref>
| population_total = 3522
| population_total = 3565
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_as_of = 30 November 2017
| pop_density_footnotes =
| pop_density_footnotes =
| population_demonym = Calvagesini
| population_demonym = Calvagesini
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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]].


==Main sights==
==Art and architecture==
The most important building is the church of San Pietro di Antiochia which has [[fresco]]es 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 (art)|Venetian school]]. The church was partially restored during the first half of the eighteenth century.
The most important building is the church of San Pietro di Antiochia, which has [[fresco]]es dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, and paintings by [[Girolamo Romanino]] (a ''Madonna and Child''), [[Zenon Veronese]] (''Deposition'') and other artists of the [[Venetian School (art)|Venetian school]]. The church was partially restored during the first half of the 18th 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.
Sights 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==
==References==
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==References==
==Sources==
*{{citation|author=Comune di Calvalgese della Riviera|title=Statuto|date=2006-11-29|url=http://statuti.interno.it/lista%20province/lista%20comuni/link%20comuni/calvagese_della_riviera.pdf}}.
*{{citation|author=Comune di Calvalgese della Riviera|title=Statuto|date=2006-11-29|url=http://statuti.interno.it/lista%20province/lista%20comuni/link%20comuni/calvagese_della_riviera.pdf}}.


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Calvagese della Riviera
Comune
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
 • MayorSimonetta Gabana
Area
[1]
 • Total
11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total
3,565
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
DemonymCalvagesini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25080
Dialing code030
Patron saintSaint Peter
Saint day22 February
WebsiteOfficial website

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 kilometres (6 mi) west of Lake Garda and its population of 3,522[2] is divided between the centres of Calvagese itself, 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.

Main sights

The most important building is the church of San Pietro di Antiochia, which has frescoes dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, and paintings by Girolamo Romanino (a Madonna and Child), Zenon Veronese (Deposition) and other artists of the Venetian school. The church was partially restored during the first half of the 18th century.

Sights 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.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ These frazioni are identified in Comune di Cavalgese della Riviera 2006.

Sources

  • Comune di Calvalgese della Riviera (2006-11-29), Statuto (PDF).


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