Salizzole is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Verona The Province of Verona ( it, Provincia di Verona) is a province in the Veneto administrative region of Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake GardaItaly's largestis divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia ( Lombardy region) and Tren ...

in the Italian region

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

, located about west of

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

and about southeast of

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

. Economy includes production of

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

and of artistic furniture. Salizzole borders the following municipalities:

Bovolone Bovolone is a town and a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southeast of Verona. Bovolone borders the following municipalities: Cerea, Concamarise, Isola ...

, Concamarise, Isola della Scala, Nogara, and

Sanguinetto Sanguinetto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,009 and an area of .All demograp ...

Main sights

Churches

*''Santa Maria Assunta ''(15th century) *''S. Caterina di Alessandria'' (15th century) *''S.Martino'' (16th century)

Villas

*''Corte Busa'' (15th century) *''Villa Sagramoso-Campostrini-Malafatti'' (16th century) *''Villa Zanetti ''(16th century) *''Villa Franceschini ''(16th century)) *''Villa Pullè ''(17th century)

Fortifications

*Castle (12th century). It was the residence of the family of

Cangrande della Scala Cangrande (christened Can Francesco) della Scala (9 March 1291 – 22 July 1329) was an Italian nobleman, belonging to the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1308 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the poet Dan ...

's mother.

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto Castles in Italy {{Veneto-geo-stub