The village is cited in an 1140s document and later in 1203 it is mentioned as the “Island of St Giles” because in the same year an oratory was built in honour of the Saint.

Cavezzo suffered a lot of damage due to the earthquake of Emilia in 2012; in particular because of the 29 May quakes that caused two deaths and destroyed many areas in the village.

Cycling In 1932 the cyclist Nino Borsari (1911-1996), born in Villa Motta, managed to win the gold medal in the team pursuit at the Olympics in Los Angeles.

In the following years, a velodrome was built in order to allow Borsari to train, but because of the war, he was stuck in Australia where he remained permanently and became an important point of reference for Italian emigrants.

In September 1975, the velodrome and the stadium were named after Nino Borsari who, for the occasion, came back from Australia to attend the ceremony.

Basketball The female team Basket Cavezzo, sponsored for years by the local company “Acetum”, played for several seasons in the A1 and A2 leagues.