Viadana - Viadana

Viadana
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StateItaly
RegionLombardy
TerritoryOglio Po
Altitude26 m a.s.l.
Surface102 km²
Inhabitants19.926 (2016)
Name inhabitantsViadanese
Prefix tel 39 0375
POSTAL CODE46019
Time zone UTC 1
PatronSaint Peter
Position
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Viadana is a city in the Lombardy.

To know

In Lower Lombard, on the river Po, it shares with the neighboring one Casalmaggiore the role of co-capital of the interprovincial area known as Casalasco - Viadanese, recently Oglio Po, which includes the municipalities of the province of Cremona and the province of Mantua which are found precisely between the two rivers. Within its own province of Mantua, Viadana is the capital of the area Viadanese.

Geographical notes

Located on the left bank of the river Po, at the foot of the embankment beyond which a vast floodplain extends, Viadana is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as agricultural (in the northern part of the municipal area), in the province of Mantua, the where the Mantuan borders with Casalmaggiore (CR) and its territory (Casalasco) and with the province of Reggio Emilia on the opposite bank of the Po.

Background

Populated since prehistoric times and then in Roman times, both periods that have left traces with numerous archaeological finds, Viadana had a first urban organization in the 10th century, becoming a county of Parma Suppone, which was replaced by the Este family in 972. He was a member of the Committee of Brescia, and ecclesiastically it was always subject to the episcopal curia of CremonaIn 1158 the Emperor Frederick I assigned the lordship to the Cremonese family of the Cavalcabò, who in 1352 issued the Statutes which remained in force until the early nineteenth century.

The Gonzagas entered the life of the city in 1415, when it became subject to Gian Francesco Gonzaga, fifth Captain of the People of Mantua, a city to which it remained always linked, except for a short period before the unification of Italy. Emperor Charles V granted the title of Duke of Mantua to the Marquis Federico II Gonzaga, and at the same time that of Marquis of Viadana. Thus it was that the city became one State autonomous within the Gonzaga possessions. The Marquisate of Viadana, belonging to the main branch of the dynasty, never had a mint, but always enjoyed considerable autonomy which ended with the fall of the Gonzagas in 1708 and its annexation to the House of Austria. In 1771 the Marquisate was suppressed and aggregated to the Austrian Lombardy. From 1787 to 1797 he was part of the Casalmaggiore Province, then of the province of Cremona until 1868, when all the territories on the right bank of the Po once belonging to the Gonzagas were aggregated to the province of Mantua, reunited with Italy after the Third War of Independence.

In the post-war period, Viadana experienced a great development due to the establishment of numerous craft activities (production of brooms and brushes) which quickly turned into industries. Other large settlements in the wood sector decree its transition from a substantially agricultural center to an industrial center ofOglio Po, and a major center of reference in the area together with the neighboring one Casalmaggiore. On January 16, 1995 the President of the Republic awarded Viadana the title of City.

How to orient yourself

Neighborhoods

In the territory of Viadana there are the inhabited centers of Banzuolo, Bellaguarda, Bocca Bassa, Buzzoletto, Casaletto, Cavallara, Cicognara, Cizzolo, Cogozzo, Sabbioni, Salina, San Matteo delle Chiaviche and Squarzanella.

How to get

By plane

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  • 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, @. Charter only 

The area is also affected by the airports of:

On the train

Italian traffic signs - fs.svg station iconDespite not having its own station, Viadana nevertheless enjoys the proximity of three railway stations:

  • Station of Brescello - Viadana of the line ParmaSuzzara, on the opposite bank of the Po in the province of Reggio Emilia, which recalls in the double denomination the massive use that the Viadanese make of it;
  • Station of Boretto, also on the Reggio Emilia shore, on the same line;
  • Station of Casalmaggiore, on the line Parma - Brescia.


How to get around


What see

city ​​Hall

Its vast historical center, of good interest, lives of Po Valley and Gonzaga atmospheres, but reveals the need for safeguarding and restoration interventions.

  • 1 Town Hall, ex Palace of the Reason, Matteotti Square. The Palazzo della Ragione was built in 1507 and is now the seat of the Town Hall. It has beautiful classic lines and a large porch. The facade on the square is characterized by a representative balcony. The square on which it overlooks was formerly called Piazza Maggiore, then renamed Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in 1889, until it is currently named after Matteotti. It lies between the Gramsci and Manzoni squares to which it is directly connected. 
  • 2 New door (Arco Avigni), Gramsci square. It was built in 1826 and marked the access point from the villages of Corona to the ancient core of the city. 
  • 3 Santa Maria Assunta and San Cristoforo in Castello, Gramsci square. The specification in the Castle derives from the church from its being placed inside the city walls. Its construction began in 1522 and was finished in 1567; it had extension works in 1858. 
  • 4 Saint Peter the Apostle, via Aroldi. Of the ancient building commissioned by Matilde di Canossa it only retains part of the bell tower. The current church owes its construction to the Duchess Margherita Gonzaga; begun in 1626, the facade was finished in the early nineteenth century. It has an organ from 1741. 
  • 5 San Rocco and San Sebastiano, alley San Rocco. It was the architect Maggi who designed this elegant church commissioned by the Black Confreres in the mid-eighteenth century. In Baroque style, it preserves a wooden bas-relief from the sixteenth century, an organ from the early seventeenth century, polychrome wooden statues as well as valuable paintings and frescoes. 
  • 6 San Martino and San Nicola, via Cavour. It is another mid-eighteenth-century work by the architect Maggi, begun in 1751 and finished in 1765. It has paintings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, an organ from 1780, a cycle of frescoes; on the facade is represented San Martino di Tours. 
  • 7 Santa Maria Annunziata, Solferino square. It has a troubled history, since it began in the first half of the seventeenth century, a period of wars and plagues; its construction therefore dragged on over time, until the following century. It has polychrome wooden statues, a good picture gallery and an organ from 1776. The bell tower was only completed in 1890. 
  • Mu.Vi. (Viadana Museums). The Palazzo del Mu.Vi constitutes a real cultural center of the city. In fact, it houses the Luigi Parazzi Municipal Library, the Ancient Book Fund with important manuscripts and incunabula, the Historical Archive, the Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Permanent Collection of works of the twentieth century, the Adolfo Ghinzelli City Museum where the cultural testimonies of the territory and the Antonio Parazzi Civic Museum with its fossil, archaeological, bronzes and Roman artefacts heritage as well as an important numismatic collection, the Art Gallery of works by local artists from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, the Collection di Tessuti, the Lodovico Viadana Fund and the Music Room, a space for concerts. 

Sites of environmental interest


Events and parties

  • Lambrusco Festival (in the month of May). Agri-food market exhibition, food and wine review that aims to enhance and advertise typical local products: Lambrusco di Viadana, cured meats, cheeses, fresh pasta 
  • Viadanese Melon Festival (in June). Promotional gastronomic review of Typical Viadanese melon, which goes well with tastings of typical food products and Lambrusco. 
  • St. Peter's Fair (end of June). It is the main patronal feast of the city, with food stands, evening market, stalls, exhibitions, shows, Luna Park, shows and entertainment. 
  • White Night (in July). Held since 2009; for one night the historic center comes alive with lights, shows, music, dance, entertainment. 
  • Zafferanone (in September). Event with a medieval flavor, with dinner and historical re-enactment, medieval market, food stands, agri-food market exhibition. The name recalls the presence of saffron crops, once flourishing in theOglio Po and now gone. 
  • Lodoviciano Festival. Ancient and Baroque Music Festival, born in 1995 and named after Frà Lodovico da Viadana, who was one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period. Concerts are held, with itinerant routes, in the churches of the city. 
  • Viadana Award (takes place from March to May), @. It is a literary prize born in 1996 with presentations and meetings with the authors. 
  • Theater season at the Vittoria Theater, Gramsci square (from January to May), @. Ecb copyright.svgpresale of tickets and season tickets to MuVi (Musei di Viadana). The theater programming of Tetaro Vittoria is managed by the Municipality of Viadana 
  • PartynMoto (every 25 April). Viadanese motorcycle rally for charity. The day is animated by concerts, food stands, easy catering; a space is set up for children with inflatables, entertainment and clowns. 
  • Brüsa la Vècia (on May 6). Folklore festival in the Carrobbio district of Viadana which includes over one hundred editions Music and food and wine entertainment. The day ends with the propitiatory stake of the Vècia. 
  • Sports Festival (early September). Organized by the Pro Loco and sports clubs, it offers sporting events in the clubs existing in the area. Entertainment shows are organized in the evening. 
  • Autumn in the countryside, Gandhi square (early autumn). Folklore festival held in the district of San Pietro in the park of Piazza Ghandi. The old trades are revived 


What to do


Shopping


How to have fun


Where to eat

Moderate prices

Average prices


Where stay

Average prices


Safety

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  • 7 Municipal, via Grossi 20, ☎ 39 0375 781394. 
  • 8 Municipal n. 2, via Grazzi Soncini ("Il Parco" Shopping Center), ☎ 39 0375 831074. 
  • 9 Stefani, piazza Manzoni 7, ☎ 39 0375 8244. 
  • 10 Maestrini, via Milano 131 (in Cogozzo), ☎ 39 0375 88215. 
  • 11 Guerreschi, via Trieste 49 (In San Matteo delle Chiaviche), ☎ 39 0375 80133. 


How to keep in touch

Post office

  • 12 Italian post, via Rocca 42, ☎ 39 0975 783511, fax: 39 0375 833862. 
  • 13 Italian post, via Milano 108 (in Cogozzo), ☎ 39 0375 88212, fax: 39 0375 88212. 
  • 14 Italian post, via Blood Donors 2/4 (in Cicognara), ☎ 39 0375 88123, fax: 39 0375 8823. 
  • 15 Italian post, via Mentana 115 (in Cizzolo), ☎ 39 0375 87379, fax: 39 0375 87379. 
  • 16 Italian post, Petrali Gallery 9 (in San Matteo delle Chiaviche), ☎ 39 0375 808952, fax: 39 0375 808952. 

Keep informed


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.
  • Parma - One of the major cities of art inEmilia, it maintains with great evidence the aspect, elegance and ways of life of a capital, as it was for centuries. The Farnese della Pilotta palace, the Romanesque Cathedral, the Steccata church are some of the monumental emergencies that characterize the city; of great fame his theater, his musical tradition (Giuseppe Verdi), his school of painting (Correggio, Parmigianino), his love for good food (Parma ham, salami, Parmigiano Reggiano, Lambrusco).
  • Sabbioneta - City of foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Site, maintains the walls within which the magic of ideal urban planning by Vespasiano Gonzaga has remained intact; the Teatro all'Antica, the Ducal Palace, the Gallery, the Incoronata church are some of its monuments that stand out in a context that has been admirably preserved.
  • Colorno - Its Royal Palace belonged to the Sanseverino family, then to the Farnese family, to Maria Luigia of Austria, to the Bourbons; it is by far the most important monument of this little Versailles Parma, which also offers a small but beautiful historic center, close to the Lorno stream that gives it its name and Parma, not far from the Po.
  • Parma Morta nature reserve to Mezzani - Nature reserve in the Parma lowland, on the right bank of the Po in the municipality of Mezzani, a typical environment of flora, fauna and wetlands of the Po.
  • Guastalla - It was the capital of the Duchy with Parma is Piacenza; it had also been so first with the Gonzagas and then with the Torelli. Its historic center, with traces of the ancient ramparts, retains an important urban tone.
  • Pomponesco - City of foundation, it owes its sixteenth-century urban structure to Giulio Cesare Gonzaga in which the scenographic porticoed square stands out, which connects with a staircase to the Po embankment, on which the archpriest church and the civic palace overlook on two sides; unfortunately only a few traces of the castle remain on the fourth side.
  • Casalmaggiore - Capital of Casalasco, protected by mighty embankments, the city develops parallel to the bed of the Po. The wide breath of the main square, the undeniable majesty of the Town Hall and the Cathedral reveal its character as an important center of the Bassa. The Sanctuary of the Madonna della Fontana, the church of Santa Chiara, the church of the Hospital are among its outstanding monuments.

Itineraries


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