Valeggio sul Mincio
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| Comune di Valeggio sul Mincio | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Verona (VR) |
| Mayor | Albino Pezzini |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Area | 63.9 km² (25 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | |
| - Total | 12,118 |
| - Density | 190/km² (492/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Valeggiani |
| Dialing code | 045 |
| Postal code | 37067, 37060 |
| Frazioni | Salionze, Borghetto, Vanoni e Remelli |
| Patron | St. George |
| - Day | April 23 |
| Website: www.valeggio.com/comune/ | |
Valeggio sul Mincio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 km west of Venice and about 27 km southwest of Verona. It is crossed by the Mincio river.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, with some craftwork and industrial production. touristically, Valeggio had become renowned as one of the capitals of Tortellini.
Valeggio sul Mincio borders the following municipalities: Castelnuovo del Garda, Marmirolo, Monzambano, Mozzecane, Peschiera del Garda, Ponti sul Mincio, Roverbella, Sommacampagna, Sona, Villafranca di Verona, and Volta Mantovana.
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[edit] Main sights
- Borghetto, a picturesque frazione with the famous Ponte Visconteo ("Visconti Bridge"), a fortified dam built in 1393 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. The bridge is 650 m long and 25 m wide. It was connected to the nearby Scaliger Castle by two tall merloned walls, and integrated in the fortified complex known as Serraglio which extended for c. 16 km in the Veronese plain up to Nogarole Rocca.
- Villa Maffei Sigurtà, built in 1690.
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