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History of Malcesine


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The discovery in the area of several tombs with terra-cotta objects and bronze coins from the 3rd and 4th century AD confirms the ancient origins of Malcesine. With the fall of the Roman Empire, the eastern shore of the lake garda also suffered frequent invasions. In 568 the area was occupied by the Lombards, who supposedly built the Castle of Malcesine around which the town grew.

After a period of domination by the Bishops of Verona, Malcesine became an independent city-state in 1154, with the right to mint coins and to make its own laws. It later passed into the hands of the Della Scala family, then became part of the Venetian Republic and the seat of the "Captain of the lake".

Malcesine on lake Garda subsequently became a part of the Lombard-Veneto Kingdom. After the Third War of Independence in 1866, it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. Malcesine was already a tourist spot before World War I, but it was only after the construction of the Gardesana Orientale road and the lake front that the tourism industry flourished and consequently triggered an authentic economic boom at the end of the fifties.

http://www.lagodigardamagazine.com/curiosity-malcesine-garda-lake
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