Lonigo
Lonigo | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Lonigo | |
Location of Lonigo  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Almisano, Bagnolo, Lobia Vicentina, Madonna, Monticello |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio Poreno (commissioner) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (31 March 2009)[2] | |
• Total | 15,904 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/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.
Note
- ^ "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.
- ^ Fonte: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/2009 [1].
The origin of the name Lonigo is uncertain. Some sources state it may come from the word 'Luna', moon, or from the star sign Leo as Lonigo was founded in August. Others think 'Lonigo' could derive from the name of the noble Roman family Leonici de' Flavi.
History
The area of Colli Berici, Berici Hills, surronding Lonigo, was inhabited during Prehistoric times. Some findings near the town centre prove that Lonigo was inhabited before the birth of Christ, but it became an important settlement during the Roman age due to its strategic position. Some tombstones, in Bagnolo and in Piazza Garibaldi, date back to this time.
('Lonigo. Guida Turistica', ControRiccardo Editore, Lonigo (Vicenza), Dicembre 2011)
Notable people from Lonigo
Carlo Ridolfi, painter and writer
Ognibene Bonisoli, humanist
Clemente Gatti, priest
Niccolò Leoniceno, doctor and humanist
Angelo Melotto, missionary
Camillo Bonioli, surgeon
Fabio Baldato, cyclist
See also
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