Il sistema delle fortificazioni lungo il corso del fiume Oglio nel Ducatodi Mantova

• Giuseppe Contessa ^[1] ; Matteo Pontoglio Emilii ^[1] ; Stefano Fasolini ^[1]
  1. [1] Ricercatore indipendente, Brescia, Italia
• Localización: FORTMED2023. Defensive architecture of the mediterranean : vol. XIII, XIV, XV / Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (dir. congr.), Denise Ulivieri (aut.), 2023, ISBN 978-84-1396-129-3, págs. 525-532
• Idioma: italiano
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  • The defense and control of the territory, its borders, resources and communication routes are factors that led to the construction of numerous fortifications in the Po valley. Analyzing the course of the Oglio river, in the stretch that goes from the exit of Lake Iseo to the Po river, a clear contrast can be found between two complex fortification systems. If in the stretch now afferent to the Parco Oglio Nord, where the river marked the border between the Duchy of Milan and the Serenissima Republic of Venice, there is a justified complex system of reciprocal fortifications on both banks, subject of previous research, in the stretch that was once under the dominion of the Duchy of Mantua, today Parco Oglio Sud, it is possible to read an articulated system of fortifications, partly disappeared, which garrisoned the territory of the Gonzagas for centuries. Only with a detailed analysis of the current territorial organization, both with inspections and surveys, and by comparing the cartography and historical iconography, it is possible to find, in addition to different types of fortifications, similar urban structures that are organized around them. Furthermore, the garrison of the territory entrusted to the cadet branches of the Gonzagas, especially under the dominion of Vespasian I, and to the main families in the service of the duchy, such as the Castiglione, has allowed, in some cases, the maintenance of some defensive structures up to now and, in others, to the dismantling of the garrisons that lined the river starting from 1708. In fact, with the fall of the last Duke and the annexation of the Gonzaga dominions to the Austrian empire, many fortifications lost their defensive value leading to their inevitable disposal with the consequent destruction. This first step of the study aims to understand the identification and cataloging of castle emergencies in anticipation of the development of a path aimed at enhancing them, also from a tourist point of view.