Cadoneghe

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Comune di Cadoneghe
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Veneto
Province Padua (PD)
Mayor Mirco Gastaldon
Area 12 km² (5 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
 - Total 15,204
 - Density 1,267/km² (3,282/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°27′N, 11°56′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 049
Postal code 35010
Frazioni Mejaniga, Bragni, Bagnoli, Castagnara
Patron St. Andrew
 - Day November 30
Website: www.cadoneghenet.it

Cadoneghe is a town and commune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The town is approximately 50  from Venice, the capital of the region. The city is situated on the Brenta River.

Cadoneghe was once famous for being the site of the largest and most important slaughterhouse and meat company in Europe, Grosoli SpA. After the Grosoli family sold the company in the early 1980s, the company gradually lost its market and was eventually closed in the early 1990s, leaving Cadoneghe without any major industry.