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Sommacampagna is a town and ''
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 ...
'' in the province of Verona,
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, northern
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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 ''
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'' of Custoza two battles were fought during the Italian Independence Wars: the first in 1848 and the second in 1866.


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 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 ...
and
Villafranca di Verona Villafranca di Verona is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Verona in the Veneto, Northern Italy. 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 A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') 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,
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(since 2003)Hall in Tirol page on Sommacampagna municipal website
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References


External links


Sommacampagna official website

Sommacampagna on tuttocitta.it
{{authority control Cities and towns in Veneto