Bedizzole is a town composed of a large village and many small hamlets, on the road that from Padenghe del Garda brings to Brescia. Its economy is based mainly on agriculture and on small industry. Its most known hamlet is Pontenove. The numerous churches are a must-see, in particular the Pieve of Pontenove, built in Romanesque style, and the Church of St Stefano, the result of many artists of Lombardy and Veneto.
TERRITORY OF BEDIZZOLE
Fractions: Bussago, Campagnola, Cantrina, Cogozzo, Macesina Masciaga, Monteroseo, Square, Pontenove, Salago, St. Roch, St. Thomas, St. Vitus, Sedesina, Badia
Surrounding municipalities: Calcinato, Calvagese Riviera, Lonato, Mazzano, Nuvolento, Nuvolera, Prevalle
Altitude: 184 m s.l.m. – Population: 11,760 – Inhabitants name: BedizzolesiThe municipality of Bedizzole extends for about 27 km in the eastern plain of Brescia and is located about twenty kilometers from Brescia, the municipality is made up of many villages.
HISTORY OF BEDIZZOLE
A Pontenove arose the first settlement of Bedizzole town situated on the Roman road that led from Brescia to Verona, exchange station as distant nine miles from Brescia (hence the name Pontenove). Later the road became Route 11, the center moved north along the road to the Valtenesi, where the castle was built in the defense of the Hungarian invasions and a church dedicated to St. Stephen. In the thirteenth Bedizzole was already common object of the expansionist ambitions of the Scala di Brescia and to which you gave in 1277 to escape the destruction of the castle of Brescia authors. In 1426 Bedizzole came under the rule of the Republic of Venice until 1512.
TO VISIT IN BEDIZZOLE
Parish of Pontenove, Church of St. Stephen, the Shrine of Masciaga, Villa Belotti, Gambara Palace, Villa Brognoli, Bedizzole Castle, Bridge on the River Chiese
TYPICAL LOCAL PRODUCTS OF BEDIZZOLE