History of Gottolengo information

The history of Gottolengo, an Italian municipality located in the Lower Brescian area not far from the borders with the provinces of Cremona and Mantua, can be traced back to as early as the 3rd millennium BC, although the present town was born only in Roman times and then developed over the following centuries. In early medieval times the history of the town was closely linked to the presence of the Benedictine monastery of Leno, then Gottolengo came under the control of powerful local families and, later, of the Republic of Venice. With the advent of Napoleon, the town was part of the Cisalpine Republic and, after its fall, of Lombardy-Venetia; in 1861 it was finally united to the nascent Kingdom of Italy, following its subsequent historical events.