San Zeno Naviglio (

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: ) is a town and ''

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'' in the

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. It is bounded by communes of

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Borgosatollo Borgosatollo (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It is bounded by other communes of Brescia, Castenedolo, Montirone, Poncarale and San Zeno Naviglio, and situated directly south of Brescia, in the plain. Bo ...

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and

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. It is located 6 km south of Brescia.

History

Human settlements in the area date back to the Roman Empire (Roman tombstone near the Cascina Pontevica) and Lombards dominion. The first documented town was established in the 15th century; the locality was called Tregonzo or Tregoncio which derives from

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''Inter Gurgites''. Under the

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(15th and 18th century, the town was organized in the Quadra of Mairano in 1483, then it passed to the Quadra of Bagnolo. It was occupied by the army from

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during the war of

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. In the ephemeral Napoleonic ''Repubblica di Brescia'' (1797), the commune belonged to the ''Cantone della Garza Orientale''. During the Napoleonic dominion, the commune was abolited: town was administrated by Brescia directly. In 1814,

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ns restored the municipality autonomy. In 1881 during an administrative reform of the

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, the commune was renamed San Zeno Naviglio. In 1817, a bridge was constructed near the ''Sörèc'' zone (1817). In 1866, the

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was opened along with its railway station. In 1893, the railway construction opened a link to Piadena and Parma. After

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the population grew. It reached 2,000 in the 1960s and 3,000 in the 1980s.

Economy

Agriculture is the main source of the economy and within the commune. There are iron and steel plants. Manufacturing company expanded and opened plants like

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in the 1950s and Duferdofin in the 1970s.

Sites of interest

*Cascina Pietà *Cascina Naviglio *Cascina Pontevica

Transportation

San Zeno is served by a railway station, named ''San Zeno-Folzano'' because it also serves the village of Folzano in the municipality of

. The station is a junction of the railway lines Brescia–Cremona and Brescia–Parma.

Gallery

Image:San_zeno_naviglio_municipio.jpg, Town Hall Image:San_Zeno_Naviglio_Parrocchia.jpg, Parish Image:San_Zeno_Naviglio_Portale_Pieta.jpg, Cascina Pietà

References

Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Brescia-geo-stub