Sommacampagna is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
province of Verona,
Veneto
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Italy
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. As of 2017, its population was of 14,746.
History
The town was founded during the
Ancient Roman period, with the name of ''Summa Campanea''.
[History of Sommacampagna]
(municipal website)
In the ''
frazione
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'' of
Custoza two battles were fought during the
Italian Independence Wars: the
first in 1848 and the
second in 1866.
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Geography
The municipality is part of the urban area of Verona and borders with Sona, Valeggio sul Mincio
Valeggio sul Mincio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southwest of Verona. It is crossed by the Mincio river.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture ...
, Verona
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and Villafranca di Verona
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History
The position on the ancient via Postumia and the perpendicular intersection structure of its roads suggests that the city had Roma ...
. It counts the hamlets (''frazioni
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'') of Caselle and Custoza.
Demographics
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Culture
The town's most famous '' sagra'' is called "Antica Fiera di Sommacampagna" and takes place every year during the last weekend of August, usually from Thursday to Tuesday.
Transport
Sommacampagna is served by the A4 motorway at the homonym exit. It counts a railway station ( Sommacampagna-Sona) on the Milan-Venice railway, and the Airport of Verona-Villafranca is partially located in its municipal territory, nearby Caselle.
Sport
The town's main football team is Associazione Calcio Somma.
Gallery
Personalities
* Gidino di Sommacampagna (1320-1400), poet
* Federico Bricolo (b. 1966), politician
Twin towns
* Hall in Tirol, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
(since 2003)[Hall in Tirol page on Sommacampagna municipal website]
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References
External links
Sommacampagna official website
Sommacampagna on tuttocitta.it
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Cities and towns in Veneto