Lonigo
Lonigo | |
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| Comune di Lonigo | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Almisano, Bagnolo, Lobia Vicentina, Madonna, Monticello |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierluigi Giacomello from 22-09-2020 (Lonigo Guarda Avanti, Lonigo Democratica e Solidale Riparte, Con Giacomello per Lonigo, Siamo Lonigo) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2017) | |
• Total | 16,441 |
| • Density | 340/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 16,400 inhabitants.[1]
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. Another villa in the comune, Rocca Pisana, was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi.
Outside the town is the church and complex of the 16th-century Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli.
Transport
[edit | edit source]Twin towns
[edit | edit source]Lonigo is twinned with:
Abensberg, Germany, since 1999
Sport
[edit | edit source]Lonigo is well known for motorcycle speedway and has a stadium known as the Santa Marina Stadium, which is a 5,000-capacity venue.[2] Lonigo had previously had another speedway venue from 1947 to 1972.[3]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Mei Zhanchun (1864–1923), Franciscan Order Roman Catholic priest
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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