Lonigo

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Lonigo
Comune
Comune di Lonigo

Coat of arms
Lonigo
Location of Lonigo in Italy
Coordinates: 45°23′N 11°33′E / 45.383°N 11.550°E / 45.383; 11.550
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Vicenza (VI)
Frazioni Almisano, Bagnolo, Lobia Vicentina, Madonna, Monticello
Government
  Mayor Sergio Poreno (commissioner)
Area
  Total 49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population (31 March 2009)
  Total 15,904
  Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Demonym Leoniceni
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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 16.000 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. There are a number of villas associated with the Pisani family in the Veneto, and there is a second one in Lonigo - usually called "Rocca Pisana", it was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi.

References

  1. Fonte: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/2009 .

See also


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