Trenzano, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy Genealogy


Guide to Trenzano municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History

The area was inhabited as follows:

  • The first traces of inhabitants in the territory date back to Roman times.
  • The first inhabited nucleus of Trenzano arose in the locality of Pieve, north of the current town, and developed around the Basilica Alba.
  • In the 11th century, a castle was built south of the Pieve, near a chapel dedicated to San Giorgio.
  • The foundation date of the municipality of Trenzano dates back to 1392.

Major events:

  • In the medieval period, numerous reclamation works were undertaken to ensure the development of the territory.
  • The Benedictine friars from Corzano moved to Convento, establishing a monastery and a church dedicated to San Michele.
  • After having seen numerous armies pass through, Trenzano flourished again as a commercial and agricultural centre.
  • The town was later hit by the plague of 1630 and by the devastation of the first phase of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1707).
  • On 12 November 1856 a meteorite fell in Trenzano.[1]

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

Church Records

Civil Registration

Repositories

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Archives

Libraries

Societies

Research Helps

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References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Trenzano," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenzano, accessed 25 April 2025.