Desenzano del Garda holds 1 places documented in this archive, among them Giovanni Rambotti Civic Archaeological Museum.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Desenzano del Garda, Italy: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Desenzano del Garda keeps the remains of a Roman villa of the second and third century, built along the via Gallica as a residence for wealthy citizens; the name itself is thought to come from the Latin personal name Decentius, the presumed owner of the estate. Ferdinando Bertoni, who died here on 1 December 1813, closed his life in the town, and the pile-dwelling site of Lavagnone, shared with Lonato, entered the UNESCO world heritage list in 2011.
Origins and history
In 1873 the excavations led by Pietro Polotti at Polada, on the border with Lonato, brought to light a pile-dwelling station of the Bronze Age that gave its name to the Polada culture; at Lavagnone, shared with Lonato, Renato Perini found another settlement of the same age, inscribed in the UNESCO world heritage list in 2011. The town was called Desenzano until 1862, when a royal decree of 7 September renamed it Desenzano sul Lago, and took its present name with the royal decree of 29 July 1926. The twelfth century saw the building of the new castle, the Castrum novum, and the territory was confirmed as belonging to the diocese of Verona, by Pope Eugene III in 1145 and afterwards.
Key facts
- Country: Italy
- Region: Lombardy
- Places in this archive: 1
- Centre of the documented entries: 45.4682°N, 10.5439°E
Places documented in Desenzano del Garda
- Giovanni Rambotti Civic Archaeological Museum — Archaeological museum in Desenzano del Garda preserving Paleolithic to Bronze Age artifacts from Lake Garda's prehistoric pile-dwelling sett
What is on in Desenzano del Garda
- Death Anniversary: Ferdinando Bertoni — December 1, 1813 — 1 December 2026
Sources
The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.
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