Bonifica Bentivoglio

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Bonifica Bentivoglio

The initial land reclamation project had already been planned in the early XVI century and was later resumed and implemented by Cornelio Bentivoglio, who – thanks to his personal acquaintances and great diplomatic skills – managed to involve the Dukes of Ferrara, Mantova, Parma, Guastalla, Novellara, Correggio and the neighbouring communities.

The new project was designed by architect Gian Battista Aleotti, who managed to create one of the most refined Italian hydraulic works.

The main actions undertaken to regulate the precarious water situation of the marshy areas – subjected to frequent floods - included: the channeling of the Crostolo up to the river Po, the construction of a “Botte” (1576) to regulate the waters of Brescello, Castelnovo and Gualtieri and direct them towards the Guastallese area through the so-called “Cavo Botte”, in order to make them flow into the Secchia river. Another intervention dealt with the adjustment of the right Enza embankment, up to the Po. The immediate consequence of the reclamation works was the increase in yield of the soil.

The first “Corsorzio della Bonifica Bentivoglio” was established in 1878, by bringing together the Municipalities of the lowland. In 2010, the Association was annexed to the “Consorzio di Bonifica dell’Emilia Romagna”. 

 

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Tirelli Collection


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The collection is hosted in the rooms of Palazzo Bentivoglio and consists of 50 works of considerable artistic value that the famous tailor Umberto Tirelli has donated to the City of Gualtieri.

Among these stand out Balthus drawings, paintings by Fabrizio Clerici, Renato Guttuso, Mino Maccari, Giorgio de Chirico, Giacomo Manzù. Also on show are two costumes designed by Pier Luigi Pizzi and Piero Tosi for the Enrico IV of Pirandello and for the Ludwig by Luchino Visconti.