Lonigo
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Lonigo | |
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Comune di Lonigo | |
Coordinates: 45°23′0″N 11°23′0″E / 45.38333°N 11.38333°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Vicenza (VI) |
Frazioni | Almisano, Bagnolo, Lobia Vicentina, Madonna, Monticello |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luca Restello |
Area | |
• Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 16,391 |
• Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) |
Demonym | Leoniceni |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 36045 |
Dialing code | 0444 |
Patron saint | Sts. Quirico and Giulitta |
Saint day | March 25 |
Website | Official website |
Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,000 inhabitants.[3]
In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site. There are a number of villas associated with the Pisani family in the Veneto, and there is a second one in Lonigo - usually called "Rocca Pisana", it was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi.
Outside the town is the church and complex of the 16th-century Santuario Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
Twin towns
Lonigo is twinned with:
- Abensberg, Germany, since 1999
Transport
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Source: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/2009 [1].
See also
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