Montagnana

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This article is about the commune in Northern Italy. For the 18th Century Italian Master luthier, see Domenico Montagnana.
Comune di Montagnana
Coat of arms of Comune di Montagnana
Municipal coat of arms
Country Italy Italy
Region Veneto
Province Padua (PD)
Mayor
Elevation 16 m
Area 45 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 9,397
 - Density 208/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°14′N 11°27′E
Gentilic Montagnanesi
Dialing code 0429
Postal code 35044
Frazioni Borgo San Marco, Borgo San Zeno, Borgo Frassine

Montagnana is a commune in the province of Padova, in Veneto (northern Italy). It is bounded by other communes of Saletto, Megliadino San Fidenzio, Casale di Scodosia, Urbana, Bevilacqua, Pojana Maggiore and Noventa Vicentina.

[edit] Main sights

  • The famous medieval walls, are one of the best preserved examples of medieval walls in Europe.
  • The Castle of San Zeno, built by Ezzelino III da Romano
  • The Gothic Cathedral (1431-1502), with late-Renaissance addings. The interior includes a Transfiguration by Paolo Veronese and fresco of Judith and David, recently attributed to Giorgione.
  • Palazzo Magnavin-Fioratti, in Gothic-Venetian style.
  • The Town Hall (1532)
  • outside the city is the Villa Pisani, one of Andrea Palladio's masterworks.

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