Torri del Benaco
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Torri del Benaco is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verona
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 130 km west of Venice
and about 30 km northwest of Verona
, on the eastern coast of the Lake Garda
.
Torri del Benaco borders the following municipalities: Brenzone
, Costermano
, Garda
, Gardone Riviera
, Gargnano
, Salò
, San Felice del Benaco
, San Zeno di Montagna
, and Toscolano-Maderno
. It is home to a 14th century castle which belonged to the Scaliger
family, and which perhaps occupies the site of an ancient Roman castrum. It now houses an Ethnographic Museum.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Verona
Province of Verona
The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Verona.-Overview:The province has an area of 3,109 km², and a total population of 912,981...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, located about 130 km west of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and about 30 km northwest of Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, on the eastern coast of the Lake Garda
Lake Garda
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age...
.
Torri del Benaco borders the following municipalities: Brenzone
Brenzone
Brenzone is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 km west of Venice and about 35 km northwest of Verona...
, Costermano
Costermano
Costermano is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 km west of Venice and about 25 km northwest of Verona....
, Garda
Garda (Italian commune)
Garda is a comune on the shore of Lake Garda, in the province of Verona, region of Veneto, Northeastern Italy.It is one of the more characteristic towns on the east Coast of the homonymous biggest lake in Italy: the Lake of Garda....
, Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Main sights:* The Vittoriale degli Italiani is a former residence of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. He donated it to the Italian State before his death...
, Gargnano
Gargnano
Gargnano is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.The municipal territory includes the artificial Valvestino Lake, created in 1962....
, Salò
Salò
Salò is a town and commune in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy on the banks of Lake Garda. The city was the capital of Italian Social Republic from 1943 to 1945, with the ISR often being called the "Republic of Salò" .-History:Salò was founded in the Roman period as Pagus...
, San Felice del Benaco
San Felice del Benaco
San Felice del Benaco is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. The name derives most likely from the Latin sinux felix, meaning "pleasant harbour"....
, San Zeno di Montagna
San Zeno di Montagna
San Zeno di Montagna is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 km west of Venice and about 30 km northwest of Verona...
, and Toscolano-Maderno
Toscolano-Maderno
Toscolano-Maderno is a town and comune on the West coast of Lake Garda, in the province of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is located c. 40 km from Brescia....
. It is home to a 14th century castle which belonged to the Scaliger
Scaliger
The noble family of the Scaliger were Lords of Verona. When Ezzelino III was elected podestà of the commune in 1226, he was able to convert the office into a permanent lordship...
family, and which perhaps occupies the site of an ancient Roman castrum. It now houses an Ethnographic Museum.