The Church of Santa Maria Assunta
The parish church of Santa Maria Assunta was built along with other chapels of the Pedemontana shortly before the year one thousand.
It is mentioned in a document from 1089 and in the Rationes Decimarum of 1297.
The sacred building, remodeled several times to gain the nickname "church without peace," was enlarged in 1360, restored in 1450, raised and extended between 1626 and 1631, and finally, again remodeled between 1818 and 1830.
In March 1838, the old bell tower collapsed onto the church, which was rebuilt within two years in Renaissance Lombard style.
Between 1840 and 1892, based on a project by the Venetian architect Antonio Diedo, a 90-meter-high bell tower was erected in Breganze, the third tallest in Veneto and the fourteenth tallest in Italy.
The Bell Tower
A symbol of Breganze and a particularly significant example of Lombard-style towers, it was built starting from 1842 based on a design by the Venetian architect A. Diedo. It was completed in 1893.
Originally, the medieval bell tower stood in front of the sacristy but collapsed on the night of May 11, 1838, and it took 55 years to reconstruct it.
With a height of 90 meters, it is the second tallest bell tower in Veneto after that of San Marco in Venice, offering a 360° view of the surrounding landscape from the top.
Today, it remains one of the most impressive existing concerts for its musical quality, as well as one of the most challenging to play (the largest bell weighs 2830 kg). The regular maintenance of the bell tower is entrusted to the Campanari Group of Breganze, which has been performing concerts on weekends, during religious holidays, and for major events for over 50 years.
