Casalmaggiore

Casal Maggiore is a Lombard city in the province of Cremona in Italy with 15,265 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012). It is located approximately 30 km southeast of Cremona.

History

Archaeological finds from 1970 confirm that was already inhabited during the Bronze Age the area. The town was founded by the Romans as Castra maiora, ie as a military camp. By 1000 the settlement was made ​​a fortress of Este. In the 15th century the city came in Venetian possession. Under Venetian rule Casal Maggiore was able to use its favorable geographical location for the expansion of trade and commerce. Precisely because of its strategic location it aroused the greed of its neighbors, the Duchy of Milan, Mantua, and the French and Spanish troops during the northern Italian wars. In the late 16th century, founded a - temporary - Signoria of Casal Maggiore. Under the Austrian rule in the 18th century, the city received

1754 Maria Theresia city rights. After the temporary membership of Austria Casal Maggiore in 1861 came in the wake of the Risorgimento to the Kingdom of Italy.

Districts

Within the area adjacent to the main town of the fractions Agoiolo, Camminata, Capella, Casal Bellotto, Fossacaprara, Motta San Fermo, Quattro Case, Roncadello, Vicoboneghisio and Vicomoscano, as well as the residential places Oratorio, Sanctuary Fontana and Strada.

Personalities

  • Ignazio Donati (ca. 1570-1638 ), Composer
  • Andrea Zani (1696-1757), violinist and composer
  • Baldassarre Monti (1961-2008), motorcycle racer
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