Roman Ardelica was a town ofGallia Transpadana that occupied the site of the modern Peschiera del Garda, at the southeast angle of the Lacus Benacus (Lago di Garda), just where the Mincius (modern Mincio) issued from the lake. The name is found under the corrupted form Ariolica in theTabula Peutingeriana, which correctly places it between Brixia and Verona; the true form is preserved by inscriptions, of which one says that it was a trading place, with a corporation of ship-owners,collegium naviculariorum Ardelicensium. (Orell. Inscr. 4108.) The town is mentioned as Arilica inPliny the Elder'sNaturalis Historia.
The fortress at Peschiera played a prominent part in most military campaigns conducted in northern Italy after 1400, especially during theItalian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars and theNapoleonic Wars. At the Battle of Peschiera fought on 6 August 1796, the day after the major French victory at theBattle of Castiglione, a French force commanded by generalMasséna drove out the Austrians. After the Siege of Peschiera, during theFirst Italian War of Independence, it was taken by thePiedmontese from theAustrians, following a gallant defence by general Rath lasting six weeks, on 30 May, 1848.
DuringWorld War I, thePeschiera conference between the British and French premiers and the Italian king took place on 8 November 1917.
Peschiera del Garda was also known for itsmilitary jail, which closed in 2002.
The commune is part of the Associazione Città del vino ("Association of Wine Cities").
In winter, the nearby Laghetto del Frassino is the most important habitat fortufted ducks in Italy (Morbioli & Sighele 2006).
Morbioli, Marco; Sighele, Maurizio (2006). "L'avifauna del Laghetto del Frassino (Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Veneto)".Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona Botanica Zoologia (30):275–291.PDF fulltext
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