Lonigo
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Lonigo | |
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| 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.
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
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.
- ^ Fonte: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/2009 [1].
See also
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