Capriano del Colle

Capriano Del Colle is an Italian metropolis of 4,646 inhabitants inside the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Between 1927 and 1957 it had the call of Capriano Azzano considering inside the equal duration it integrated the municipality of Azzano Mella. It consists of the eastern slopes of Monte Netto, a production location of the DOC Capriano Del Colle and guarded by the regional park of the equal name. According to Mazza 1986 the city has medieval origins it turned into fashioned around a fortress, placed on the western slopes of Monte Netto, and a chapel committed to San Michele, which was a deaconry depending on the parish church of Azzano Mella.

According to the research of Sandro Guerrini usually said by way of Mazza 1986, in Capriano two castles had been present at different instances. The vintage one was the seat of the Confalonieri, feudal bishops of the Pieve di Azzano, as well as heads of the bishop's army, a position that made them one of the most effective families within the court docket of the Bishop Count of Brescia. Other castles had been gift close to the towns of Movico and Torricello.