Limone sul Garda

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Comune di Limone sul Garda
Coat of arms of Comune di Limone sul Garda
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Limone sul Garda in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Brescia (BS)
Mayor Franceschino Risatti (since 2004-06-14)
Elevation 69 m (226 ft)
Area 26 km² (10 sq mi)
Population (as of 2001)
 - Total 1,034
 - Density 40/km² (104/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°48′30″N, 10°47′15″E[1]
Gentilic Limonesi
Dialing code 0365
Postal code 25010
 - Day July 10
Website: www.comune.limone-sulgarda.it

Limone sul Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy (northern Italy), on the shore of Lake Garda.

Limone sul Garda.
Limone sul Garda.

[edit] History

Despite the presence of famous cultivations of lemons (the meaning of the city's name in Italy), the town's name is probably derived from the ancient lemos (elm) or limes (Latin: boundary, referring to the communes of Brescia and the Bishopric of Trento). In 1863-1905 the denomination was Limone San Giovanni.

Until the 1940's the city was reachable only by the lake or through the mountains, with the road to Riva del Garda being built only 1932, but today Limone is one of the most renowned tourist resorts in the area.

[edit] Health

In 1979 researchers discovered that people in Limone possess a mutant form of apolipoprotein (called ApoA-1 Milano) in their blood, that induced a healthy form of high-density cholesterol, which resulted in a lowered risk of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases.

The protein has given residents of the village extreme longevity - a dozen of those living here are over the age of 100 (for c. 1,000 total inhabitants).

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