Salò

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Salò is a town on the western shore of Lake Garda in northern Italy, historically known as the de facto seat of government of Mussolini’s Italian Social Republic during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
areaCode +39 0365
associatedWithPoliticalLeader Benito Mussolini
belongsTo Italian Republic
country Italy
elevation approximately 65 metres above sea level
governmentTypeDuringItalianSocialRepublic fascist puppet state administration
hasCoastlineOn Lake Garda
hasCulturalAttraction churches and historic buildings from various periods
historic lakeside promenade
hasEconomicActivity services
small-scale commerce
tourism
hasFeature historic town center
scenic lakeside setting
hasMunicipalStatus comune
hasNameInItalian Salò
hasSubdivisionType frazione
historicalEvent served as administrative center for several ministries of the Italian Social Republic
historicallyKnownAs de facto seat of government of the Italian Social Republic
historicalRole symbolic center of Mussolini’s regime after 1943
isOnWaterbody Lake Garda
locatedIn Lombardy
Province of Brescia
north of Italy’s Po Valley
northern Italy
locatedNear Garda Mountains
locatedOn banks of the Salò gulf
western shore of Lake Garda
locatedWestOf Lake Garda
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Valtenesi area
postalCode 25087
region Lombardy
timePeriodOfDeFactoCapitalStatus 1943–1945
World War II
timezone CET
timezoneDST CEST
wasDeFactoCapitalOf Italian Social Republic


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