Manerba del Garda

Comune

Comune di Manerba del Garda

Coat of arms

Manerba del Garda

Location of Manerba del Garda in Italy

Coordinates: 45°33′N 10°33′E / 45.550°N 10.550°E

Country

Italy

Region

Lombardy

Province / Metropolitan city

Brescia (BS)

Frazioni

Balbiana, Crociale, Gardoncino, Montinelle, Pieve Vecchia, Solarolo

Government

• Mayor

Isidoro Bertini

Area

• Total

28 km² (11 sq mi)

Elevation

130 m (430 ft)

Population (31 December 2011)^[1]

• Total

5,141

• Density

180/km² (480/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Manerbesi

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

25080

Dialing code

0365

Patron saint

Assumption of Mary

Saint day

August 15

Website

Official website

Manerba del Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located at the southwest side of the Lake Garda.

It is bounded by the comunes of San Felice del Benaco, Puegnago sul Garda, Moniga del Garda, Polpenazze del Garda and Soiano del Lago.

History

Cliff of Manerba.

Bay of Manerba with San Biagio Island well known as the Rabbits Island.

Manerba was founded, according to the legend, in devotion to the goddess Minerva. Other historians trace the name to the Gauls Cenomani, stemming from the union of the terms mon, leader, and erb, a military zone, idetifying Manerba as residence of the chief of the tribe. A charter of Frederick II dating from 1 November 1221 mentions the territory surrounding the ancient Church of Manerba as Tenense, whence its current name, Valtenesi.^[2]

The presence of man in the Garda area goes back to prehistoric times: in the Manerba area are remains of a Mesolithic village, while under natural terrace located in the foothills of the Rocca (castle) are traces of a Neolithic settlement from between 4,500 and 4,000 BC, and an important necropolis dating from the Copper Age.^[2]

The Valtenesi saw the construction of several castles starting from the 13th century AD, some of which erected on the ruins of Roman forts. The tower of the castle in the center of Manerba represents the convergence point of a radial pattern that connects the towers of all the municipalities around. This is the oldest castle in the Valtenesi, built in the 12th/13th centuries on the ruins of a medieval fortress and of a settlement dating to the Iron Age, and is firmly anchored on the Manerba cliffs hanging over the southern basin of Lake Garda.^[2]

Main sights

Manerba is home to several prehistoric pile-dwellings (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[3]

Today's People

The people of Manerba are referred to as "Manerbesi." In 2014, the population numbered 5,290. ^[4] Their patron saint is Mary of the Ascension, whose feast is celebrated on August 15.^[5]

References

Lake Garda (Lago di Garda, Benaco)

Italy Lombardy (Province of Brescia) Veneto (Province of Verona) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Province of Verona)

Settlements	Bardolino Brenzone Castelnuovo del Garda Desenzano del Garda Garda Gardone Riviera Gargnano Lazise Limone sul Garda Malcesine Manerba del Garda Moniga del Garda Nago-Torbole Padenghe sul Garda Peschiera del Garda Riva del Garda Salò San Felice del Benaco Sirmione Tignale Torri del Benaco Toscolano-Maderno Tremosine

Islands	Isola del Garda Isola dell'Olivo Isola San Biagio Isola di Sogno Isola di Trimelone

Rivers	Mincio Sarca

Wines	Bardolino

People	Catullus Gabriele D'Annunzio

Lombardy · Comuni of the Province of Brescia

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