| Acquanegra sul Chiese | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Lombardy |
| Territory | Alto Mantovano |
| Altitude | 31 m a.s.l. |
| Surface | 28.01 km² |
| Inhabitants | 2.948 (2015) |
| Name inhabitants | Acquanegresi |
| Prefix tel | 39 0376 |
| POSTAL CODE | 46011 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Patron | San Fortunato (third Sunday in October) |
| Institutional website | |
Acquanegra sul Chiese is a center of the Lombardy.
To know
Geographical notes
In the fertile Po valley north of Oglio, near the Churches, Acquanegra is 7 km from Buttonhole, 18 from Castel Goffredo, 25 from Casalmaggiore, 31 from Mantua, 37 from Cremona, 50 from Parma.
Background
The territory has given finds of prehistoric settlements, which were followed by Roman settlements, a time when the first organized nucleus was formed. However, the area, marshy and unhealthy, did not allow for a great housing development until the arrival of the Benedictine monks gave way to the rehabilitation works of the territory which was gradually reclaimed from the waters that were regulated and regulated.
The reclamation gave fertile land to agricultural exploitation; the Benedictines enriched and enlarged the convent (no longer existing) which became together with those of Leno and of San Benedetto Po one of the most powerful and richest in the central Po area. The abbey of San Tommaso remains, although profoundly transformed, to testify the importance of the monastic settlement.
In the early Middle Ages the village was a free municipality and opposed the claims of possession of the Holy Roman Empire. A tradition states that in the church of San Zenone di Mosio, now a hamlet of Acquanegra, the second league of Lombard municipalities was created; others, on the other hand, place the event in a center in the Verona area.
In the thirteenth century it passed under the jurisdiction of Brescia to become then in the fifteenth century the domain of the Gonzagas, a family whose fate followed. Incorporated in Lombardo Veneto, it eventually merged into the kingdom of Italy.
How to orient yourself
Acquanegra sul Chiese: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the town of Mosio.
How to get
They are Lombard airports:
- 1 Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (the Caravaggio), Via Aeroporto 13, Orio al Serio, ☎ 39 035 326323.
- 2 Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Ferno. The airport has two terminals (T1 and T2), the second is used for low cost flights. The bus service Motorway connects the airport with Milan central station in about 50 minutes, while the Malpensa Express it connects Terminal 1 with Cadorna station (red and green line underground) in 40 minutes. The buses of the Sadem is Motorway reach the city of Turin (2 hours), while the company Foxes make a few trips for Genoa (3 hours).
- 3 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
The area is also affected by the airports of:
- 4 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 5 Parma airport (G. Verdi), Via Emilia - Golese locality, ☎ 39 0521 951511.
By car
The closest motorway exits are those of
Cremona on the highway Turin - Brescia
Mantua on the Brenner motorway
Parma on the Autostrada del Sole.
 | ATTENTION: For those coming from Brescia is Verona be careful when reaching Acquanegra sul Chiese! The iron bridge over the Oglio river is narrow and with a capacity limited to 3.5 tons. |
It is located on the former state road 343 AsolanaOn the train
Railway station a Canneto sull'Oglio on the line Parma-Brescia.
Railway station a How to get around
What see
Interior of St. Thomas the Apostle
- 1 Church of San Tommaso Apostolo. The building is a Romanesque monastic church. Much of the perimeter walls are original, but the façade, the side chapels, the bell tower and the apse area are the result of subsequent reworkings. The church, therefore, has a particularly modified interior and exterior compared to the facies of the time of construction. The external walls retain interventions by opus spicatum.
- Some external elements have been compared with the churches of S. Fiorentino in Nuvolato Quistello, of S. Lorenzo a Pegognaga, of S. Benedetto a Gonzaga; therefore the Romanesque building of Acquanegra could be close to that series of Mantuan Romanesque places of worship, born during the season of Gregorian Reform of Pope Gregory VII supported by Matilda di Canossa - late 11th - early 12th century -.
- The interior is a Latin cross with three naves, with a protruding transept. The current vaults, however, built later, prevent the reading of the environment in its ancient aspect. The roof was most likely decorated with trusses, with support brackets, still visible in the attic. The central nave communicates with the lateral ones through arches supported by brick pillars, built in a sack, which rest on marble elements and are crowned by notched cube capitals. At the cross there are four arches that open onto the apse, the nave and the transept; those leading into the transept are lower than the others. Elements of the crypt are visible through the entrance, located on the left at the single polygonal pillar. The building, oriented, due to the characteristics highlighted, can be dated to the end of the 11th century: a dating that coincides with the written documentation on the monastery.
- The deep presbytery and the wide transept also reveal the function of church for the monks that St. Thomas housed; the abbey complex almost certainly developed on the southern side of the current building.
- Frescoes
- The figures represented in the nave are forty-four; through the analysis of the names written next to them or through the identification of the biblical verses written on the scrolls they show, it was possible to identify the following characters: Malachi, Zephaniah, Nahum, Micah, Judas Maccabee, Judith. It has also been noted that their placement in series follows the sequence of biblical texts and represents, in order, the texts of the Old Testament.
- In the continuous narration, above the arches of the left wall for those who enter the story of the lion of San Girolamo is represented, unjustly accused of having eaten a donkey entrusted to him. Above the arches of the right wall for those who enter the story of Balaam and the donkey is depicted. On the counter façade, the Last Judgment is depicted.
- The triumphal arch most likely depicts scenes from Genesis: the creation of Adam and Eve, the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Earthly Paradise and their work. On the external arch of the presbytery, the prophet Elijah who is kidnapped into heaven, and Enoch's ascent to heaven. The representations on the external arch and on the north wall of the presbytery are not identifiable.
- The Romanesque frescoes are now only partially visible: the ancient falls of plaster, the insertion of the vaults, the windows, the organ and the subsequent drafting of plaster made the whole fragmentary. In terms of technique and colors, they can be divided into two cycles: an older one, on the triumphal arch and on the external arch of the presbytery, and another immediately following one, comprising the hall of the central nave.
- The first cycle is characterized by a dry, rapid execution technique, spread directly on the wall, without guide marks, apart from the compass marks for the halos. The effect is of great freshness, but reading is difficult because the frescoes are now hardly visible, and it is not always easy to understand the iconography. The style, however, is Lombard, with evident archaisms.
- The other cycle of the church nave and the counter-façade is slightly later. The elements are typical of the Lombard style with German and Byzantine influences.
- Comparisons were also made with the frescoes of the Benedictine Basilica of Sant'Angelo in Formis, of S. Pietro and S. Calocero in Civate, of the baptistery of Concordia Sagittaria, of S. Antonino a Piacenza, of the refectory of Nonantola, of S. Severo a Bardolino and the parish church of Fossacaprara a Casalmaggiore. However, the two cycles always appear to refer to the Lombard codex, and can be dated to the first quarter of the 12th century.
- 2 Church of San Fortunato. Eighteenth-century sanctuary.
- Ricciardelli Palace.
- Villa Azzini.
- 3 city Hall.
Sites of environmental interest
- Le Bine Nature Reserve.
Entry to Le Bine is possible all year round and is free. The reserve is included in the South Oglio Park and is halfway between Mantua, Cremona, Parma is Brescia along the Oglio river and in particular between Calvatone and Acquanegra sul Chiese. It develops around a vast meander of the Oglio river still connected to it but also with spring water supplies. The most important part from a naturalistic point of view is the marsh area where numerous animal species proliferate including ducks, waders, herons, birds of prey, passerines, badgers. - South Oglio Park - Acquanegra is interested in the Oglio Sud Park (headquarters in Calvatone), protected regional area. The river areas of the territories of Acquanegra sul Chiese make up the Oglio Sud Park • Canneto sull'Oglio • Casalromano • Marcaria • Ostiano • I want to on the left bank; Cocoon • Calvatone • Commessage • Halyard • Gazzuolo • Dovarese Island • Pessina Cremonese • Piadena • San Martino dall'Argine • Viadana on the right bank.
Entry to Le Bine is possible all year round and is free. The reserve is included in the South Oglio Park and is halfway between Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 La Capannina, Via Matteotti, 731 (on the Asolo state road), ☎ 39 0376 79610.
- 2 Sport restaurant pizzeria, Via Brunelli, 110, ☎ 39 0376 79174.
- 3 Trattoria Beverara, Beverara road, ☎ 39 0376 727331.
- 4 Ever Green Trattoria, Via G. Matteotti, 460, ☎ 39 0376 79361.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Le Bine farmhouse, Strada Bine, 1424, ☎ 39 348 3850901. in the cottage of the farm inside the Le Bine nature reserve; overnight stay; catering.
Safety
6 Montecchio Pharmacy, Via Canneti, 33, ☎ 39 0376 79106.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 7 Italian post, Marconi square, 1, ☎ 39 0376 727292.
Around
- Mantua - Capital of the Gonzagas, it still exudes its subtle charm of a great city of art for which it appoints it a UNESCO World Heritage Site it was not so much a recognition as a necessary acknowledgment. Its ancient atmospheres are incomparable, the profiles of the palaces and domes that stand out in the Po Valley mist enveloped by the mirror of its lakes, its endless Gonzaga palace that incorporates numerous buildings in the city center.
- Castel Goffredo - It was one of the "capitals" of the Gonzaga, at the time when Aloisio Gonzaga was lord of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione and Solferino. Today it is known as the "city of the sock", for its countless industries and is the seat of the "Industrial textile district number 6", made up of 15 municipalities in Mantua, Brescia and Cremona.
- Buttonhole - The imposing cathedral of Sant'Andrea, the Town Hall and the Loggia distinguish its historic center with a Venetian flavor, a legacy of the 350 years of belonging to the Serenissima, to which the city gave itself in 1440.
Itineraries
Morainic hills of Lake Garda
- In the lands of the Gonzagas - An itinerary through the centers, large and small, which were the capitals of the Gonzaga cadet branches: principalities, marquisates, duchies which, within the Mantuan state structure, enjoyed real independence, often minted coins and held refined courts that rivaled that of Mantua, embellished their urban centers by equipping them with elegant architecture - churches, squares, palaces, walls, towers - and characteristic urban views such as the typical Gonzaga arcades.
- Places of the battle of Solferino and San Martino - The itinerary runs through the places where the historic one took place on 24 June 1859 battle of Solferino and San Martino.
- Le Bine Nature Reserve
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