Pozzolengo (Brescian: Posolengh) is an Italian municipality (comune) of 3,557 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Pozzolengo Posolengh | |
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| Comune di Pozzolengo | |
Location of Pozzolengo  | |
  Pozzolengo Location of Pozzolengo in Italy  Pozzolengo Pozzolengo (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′N 10°38′E / 45.400°N 10.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Cavriana (MN), Desenzano del Garda, Lonato del Garda, Monzambano (MN), Peschiera del Garda (VR), Ponti sul Mincio (MN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.40 km2 (8.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,455 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pozzolenghesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25010 |
| Dialing code | 030 |
| ISTAT code | 017151 |
| Patron saint | San Lorenzo |
| Saint day | 10 August |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
Pozzolengo is located in northern Italy on the hills in the south of Lake Garda. Though in the province of Brescia (Lombardy), it borders two provinces (Mantua and Verona) and another region (Veneto).
Since it finds itself in a wet land and there used to be many wells, legend has it that the name Pozzolengo derives from the word well (pozzo in Italian).
The town has the following hamlets: Ballino, Belvedere, Bosco, Ceresa, Pirenei, Ponte del Cantone, Rondotto.
History
The town was inhabited starting from Prehistory and saw different peoples.
Around 1000 the castle was built upon mount Fluno and in 1510 the church was built .
In the 19th century the territory of Pozzolengo was the scene of the battles for the Unification of Italy.
Main sights
- Church of S.Lorenzo Martire
- Castle of Pozzolengo
- Monumental cemetery, built in 1881 by Giovanni Faini
- Mantelli Bog