Custoza

Custoza (Italian: [kuˈstɔddza];[3] Venetian: Custoxa [kuˈstɔza]) is a northern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Sommacampagna, a municipality in the province of Verona, Veneto. As of 2011, its population was 812.[1]

This article is about the Italian village. For the historical battles, see Battle of Custoza (disambiguation). For the ironclad ship named for the battles, see SMS Custoza.
Custoza

Custoxa  (Venetian)
Frazione
Custoza
Location of Custoza in Italy
Coordinates: 45°22′19.0″N 10°47′36.0″E
Country Italy
Region Veneto
ProvinceVerona (VR)
ComuneSommacampagna
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total812
Demonym(s)Custozani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
37066
Dialing code(+39) 045
Patron saintSt. Peter[2]

History
See also: Battle of Custoza (1848) and Battle of Custoza (1866)

The village is famous for two battles fought during the Italian Independence Wars: the first in 1848 and the second in 1866, both against the Austrian Empire.[4] In memory of them, the architect Giacomo Franco built the Ossuary of Custoza (Italian: Ossario di Custoza), a war grave and memorial building opened in 1879.[5][6]

Geography

Custoza is a rural village located in the southwestern corner of its municipality, next to Villafranca di Verona (6 km south), Valeggio sul Mincio (7 km west), and Tione dei Monti river. It is 5 km from Sommacampagna, 10 from Sona and Caselle, 12 from Verona-Villafranca Airport and 20 from Verona city centre.[7]

The village consists of a central settlement and 3 detached, but close, quarters: Valbusa (west – 45°22′29.2″N 10°47′20.2″E), Gorgo (east – 45°22′45.5″N 10°48′17.7″E) and Bellavista (south – 45°22′19.3″N 10°47′36.7″E). Its territory includes the surrounding little localities of Bagolina, Balconi Rossi, Coronini,[8] Marognalonga, Monte Godio, Sgaripola and Vantini.

Main sights
  • Ossuary of Custoza, built in 1879.[5][6]
  • St. Peter in Vinculis Church, built in the 18th century.[9][10]
  • Villa Ottolini Pignatti Murano, built in the 17th century.[11]
  • House of the Sardinian Drummer-Boy (Italian: Tamburino Sardo), historical site related to the 1848 battle.[12][13]

Gastronomy

The Bianco di Custoza ("Custoza White"), also known simply as "Custoza", is an Italian DOC wine produced in the countryside around the village.[14][15]

  • The Ossuary of Custoza
  • House of the Sardinian Drummer-Boy
  • The rural area of Custoza
Panoramic view

See also

References
  1. Info on italia.indettaglio.it (in Italian)
  2. The parish church of Custoza in the Diocese of Verona
  3. Bruno Migliorini; Carlo Tagliavini; Piero Fiorelli (eds.). "Custoza". Dizionario d'Ortografia e di Pronunzia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. History of Sommacampagna Archived 2018-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website) (in Italian)
  5. "Ossuary of Custoza website". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  6. The Ossuary of Custoza on tourism.verona.it (in Italian)
  7. 387777548 Custoza on OpenStreetMap
  8. mainly in the municipal territory of Villafranca di Verona
  9. The parish church of St. Peter, Custoza (terredelcustoza.com) (in Italian)
  10. The churches of the municipality of Sommacampagna (in Italian)
  11. The villas of the municipality of Sommacampagna (in Italian)
  12. Works related to Heart/The Sardinian Drummer-Boy at Wikisource
  13. Tamburino Sardo trail (municipal website) (in Italian)
  14. Custoza Wine Consortium website (in Italian)
  15. Bianco di Custoza on quattrocalici.it (in Italian)
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