▁of ▁rice , ▁other ▁c ere als , ▁sugar , ▁and ▁to b acco . ▁ ▁History ▁Tra ces ▁of ▁human ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Age . ▁ ▁Leg n ago ▁had ▁an ▁important ▁military ▁role ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ad ril ater o ▁for tr esses , ▁the ▁main ▁strong point ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Lomb ard y - V en et ia ▁pu ppet ▁state ▁during ▁the ▁Italian ▁Wars ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁The ▁present ▁fort ifications ▁were ▁planned ▁and ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁the ▁older ▁def ences ▁having ▁been ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Napoleon ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁corner ▁of ▁its ▁province , ▁near ▁the ▁borders ▁with ▁the ▁ones ▁of ▁R ov igo , ▁Pad ua ▁and ▁Vic enza , ▁Leg n ago ▁borders ▁with ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁An gi ari , ▁Berg ant ino ▁( RO ), ▁Bon avig o , ▁Bos chi ▁Sant ' An na , ▁Cast eln ovo ▁Bar iano ▁( RO ), ▁C erea , ▁Min er be , ▁Ter raz zo ▁and ▁Villa ▁Bart ol ome a . ▁It ▁counts ▁the ▁ham lets ▁( f raz ioni ) ▁of ▁Can ove , ▁Cas ette , ▁Porto , ▁San ▁Pietro , ▁San ▁V ito , ▁Ter ran eg ra , ▁Tor rett a , ▁V ang ad izza