Nozza

Nozza lies in the wooded Val Sabbia, where the Nozza stream joins the Chiese. Its fortress guarded the valley and was recorded in 1198 as a prison for Brescian nobles captured by Oberto da Savallo. In 1427 the valley pledged allegiance to Venice; later that century, the construction of the fortress of Anfo diminished Nozza's defensive role. The commune possessed woodland and a mill, and in 1798 became the chief place of the district of Fucine.