Castello di Godego
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Castello di Godego is a town and commune with 6.329 inhabitants in the province of Treviso, Italy, Veneto region.
The current mayor of the city is Angelo Civiero.
In Castello di Godego the Venetian language is spoken by the 95% of the population, Romanian is spoken by a large community of immigrants from Romania.
[edit] History
The historians believe that the name "Godego" is related to the Goths, the ancient German tribe that invaded North Italy during the last years of Western Roman Empire.
The are of Castello di Godego is inhabitated since the Bronze Age
[edit] Main sights
Remains of an ancient town (Le Motte) can be found on the boundaries with the town of San Martino di Lupari (province of Padua).
Close to the Muson river, is located one of the oldest catholic church of the area, San Pietro church built in the year 400 CE.
