Casaloldo

Casaloldo, a small town in the middle of the plain between Mantova and Cremona with a glorious, so that its name derives from Casalto (upper house, set between two towers of the castle), in the Middle Ages, around 1200, was the basis of the powerful accounts Longhi “Casaloldi” who came to conquer the city of Brescia and several territories of the high plain valance to Garda, rich history of military events which continued until the end of the thirteenth century. It remains to see various churches and the castle.

Province: Mantova
Fractions: Travagliati, Bellaria, Palazzo, Molinello Sopra, Molinello Sotto, Morini, Pistoni, San Vito, Squarzieri, Staffolo
Surrounding municipalities: Asola, Castel Goffredo, Ceresara, Piubega
Population: 2.611  – Inhabitants name: casaloldesi

During the Roman era, which has left many traces, the municipality of Casaloldo was divided into several “provinces”, the Verona, the Cremonese of the Emilian Oltrepò; imperial era the first century AD remains a balm and a light bronze silver and gold kept in the Archaeological Museum of Mantua. The name of the town derives from Casalto (Casale High) and was placed between two towers castle. Part of the story of Casaloldo is linked to the family of Longhi (Casalodi), the most powerful of the accounts that were in the territory of Cremona, Mantua, Brescia and Verona. In 1200, their castle was so garnished with soldiers and weapons you can aim to conquer Italy, with whom he had repeated clashes due to the conquest of Asola by Casalodi until Brescia decided to build a village “free” (without taxes ) close to Casaloldo, which he did occur the people of the land, but in the meantime Italy had conquered many lands around Casaloldo, surrounding it and making it less dangerous, however the Casaloldesi managed to plunder the castle of Brescia, but they were pursued, and decimated farms were destroyed, the village and crops, but failed to take the castle. After years the count of Casaloldo became even dangerous and succeeded in 1211 to become mayor of Brescia, also to be able to give the emperor Otto IV also Lonato, Custoza, Isola della Scala and Gonzaga. Because of Gonzaga, which had been promised instead testament to the Pope and to the refusal to return, the Emperor Frederick II decreed the confiscation of the property of Casalodi, requiring neighboring populations not help and Parma, Reggio, Modena and Bologna to fight . In 1272, through a hoax, they confiscated the property of Casalodi, the country suffered in the years several changes of hand between the cities of Brescia, Mantua, Veneto district. Only in 1509 after a bloody war against Mantova, Casaloldo found a long period of peace under the protection of Venice.