Tregnago

The district of Tregnago is 30 kilometres apart from Verona and it includes the community of Centro, Cogollo, Finetti, Marcemigo, Rancani e Scorgnano.

Archaeological findings attest the presence of man since prehistoric times. Also many Roman finds were found, including a small lare made of bronze, which dates back to the 1st Century B.C. In the early Middle Ages, the church of San Martino became a collection center for the Christian population of the upper valley. Always in the middle ages, a castle-fortress was build, which represented the salvation of the population in case of attack. The Castle still exist. Between the 11th and the 12th centuries, the Ezzelini family settled in the village of Cogollo, buying numerous properties.

The Santa Maria Assunta parish church was built in 1878, after the fall of the old bell tower. It is located on the former Church of Santa Maria Assunta. The present Church was opened in 1922, after having been extended. The style is Romanesque, with three naves and a vaulted ceiling. Of the ancient Church it is leaving only the porch, located on the facade of the Disciplina Church, and the octagonal baptistery of red marble, dating back to 1438, commissioned by the Achpriest Jacopo Rubeo.

The Legato Casareo is a building that dates back to the late Middle Agrs, also known as “Don Marino's House”, named after a priest in the twentieth century. The Casari were an important family of Tregnago, known since the 15th century, especially for its propensity to order altars for local churches. The House was donates to the municipality of Tregnago in 1630, with a bequest by Don Francesco Carbone. Recently renovates, the Legato Casareo is became home to some associations. The surrounding garden is now a playground, dedicated to Pope Giovanni Paolo II.

Tregnago Castle is located on a hill at east of the county and it was built between the 11th and the 12th century, on the ruins of an ancient Roman fortification. Only a few vestiges remain od the Castle, including the pentagonal tower and the clock tower, in which is visible a 14th-century fresco of a “Madonna con Bambino” and a kneeling figure.