Montecchio Maggiore
Montecchio Maggiore
Montécio Majore | |
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| Comune di Montecchio Maggiore | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Alte Ceccato, Bernuffi, Ghisa, Santissima Trinità, Sant'Urbano, Valdimolino, Carbonara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Silvio Parise: centre-left coalition: democratic party; Trapula Sindaco; Parise Sindaco 2024; Insieme per Montecchio |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.67 km2 (11.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017) | |
• Total | 23,315 |
| • Density | 760.2/km2 (1,969/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montecchiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36075 |
| Dialing code | +39 0444 |
| Patron saint | San Vitale |
| Saint day | February 8 |
| Website | Official website |
Montecchio Maggiore (Venetian: Montécio Majore) is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7 miles) west of Vicenza and 43 km (27 miles) east of Verona; SP 246 provincial road passes through it.
Montecchio Maggiore borders the following municipalities: Altavilla Vicentina, Arzignano, Brendola, Castelgomberto, Montebello Vicentino, Montorso Vicentino, Sovizzo, Trissino, Zermeghedo.
History
[edit | edit source]The land of Montecchio Maggiore has been inhabited since the late Stone Age, though it was invaded and occupied many times. Two castles built about 975 are claimed to be the inspiration for the Romeo and Juliet legend. Luigi da Porto of Vicenza set the story here in his novel of 1552.
Main sights
[edit | edit source]- Villa Cordellina Lombardi, is a masterpiece of neo-Palladian architect Giorgio Massari, with 18th-century frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
- Museum Zannato, founded in 1922 by Giuseppe Zannato, its first curator. It has sections devoted to archaeological and paleontological finds. Some of these contain materials found in the late-Roman necropolis of Carpanè. There is also an important gemological section.
- Castle Bellaguardia (called "Castle of Juliet")
- Castello della Villa (called "Castle of Romeo")
International relations
[edit | edit source]Montecchio Maggiore is twinned with:
- Germany Passau, Germany, from 2003
- United Kingdom Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom[1]
- Italy Carloforte, Italy, from 2009.
References
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Sources
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Giambattista Tiepolo, 1696-1770, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes material on Montecchio Maggiore
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