Castel Goffredo
Castel Goffredo | |
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Comune di Castel Goffredo | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 46042 |
Dialing code | 0376 |
Patron saint | St. Luke and St. Erasmus |
Saint day | 18 October, 2 June |
Website | Official website |
Castel Goffredo Italian pronunciation:
History
Founded in a region inhabited from the
Castel Goffredo became the seat of an autonomous feudo of marquis Aloysio Gonzaga in 1511. At his death, his fiefs of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione delle Stiviere and Solferino were divided among his three sons. The eldest, Alfonso, who gained Castel Goffredo, was assassinated in 1592 by members of the household of his nephew Rodolfo Gonzaga of Castiglione, brother of the saintly Aloysius Gonzaga; Alfonso, publicly tried for murder but acquitted, was murdered in turn, 31 January 1593, occasioning a popular uprising that re-established the Magnifica Comunità. The territory was annexed in 1603 by the duchy of Milan following a bitter suit heard before the Emperor, and remained Milanese territory until 1707. In 1707, the
Cityscape
Architecture
Churches
Villas
- Civic Tower, considered the symbol of Castel Goffredo.
- Palazzo Gonzaga-Acerbi. Historic palace. It was used by Aloisio Gonzaga to host his court from 1511 to 1549 and to host a visit Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1543.
- Castel Goffredo Town Hall
Culture
Cuisine
Economy
The town of Castel Goffredo has been involved in
Twin cities
- Piran, Slovenia, 1993.
Famous citizens
- the Castel Goffredo branch of the famous Gonzaga dynasty.
- Aloisio Gonzaga (1494-1549)
- the Acerbi family, the town's leading family, following the Gonzagas: 'Palazzo Gonzaga-Acerbi'. In particular:
- Giacomo Acerbi (1731-1811), the patriarch and the founder of the region's silk-industry.
- Giuseppe Acerbi (1773–1846), naturalist, explorer and composer.
- Garibaldi's '1, 000' Camicie Rosse; then an MP (deputy).
See also
Notes
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Demographic balance year 2018 (provisional data) Municipality: Castel Goffredo". Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ "Together, the businesses of Castel Goffredo and its neighboring towns produce 70 percent of all women's hosiery sold in Italy and 40 percent of all hosiery sold throughout Europe", Stuart A. Rosenfeld, Competitive manufacturing: new strategies for regional development, 1992:
External links
Gallery
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Mazzini square
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St. Erasm church
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Entry
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Villa building
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Disciplini church
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St. Mary church
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Gambaredolo court
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Town hall
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Torrazzo tower
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Riva building in 1990