Negrar

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Negrar
Comune
Comune di Negrar
Church in Negrar.

Coat of arms
Negrar
Location of Negrar in Italy
Coordinates: 45°32′N 10°56′E / 45.533°N 10.933°E / 45.533; 10.933Coordinates: 45°32′N 10°56′E / 45.533°N 10.933°E / 45.533; 10.933
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Verona (VR)
Frazioni Arbizzano, Jago, Fane, Mazzano, Montecchio, Prun, Santa Maria, Torbe
Government
  Mayor Giorgio Dal Negro
Area
  Total 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Elevation 190 m (620 ft)
Population (1 June 2007)[1]
  Total 16,988
  Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym Negraresi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 37024 capoluogo, 37020 frazioni
Dialing code 045
Website Official website

Negrar is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 110 km west of Venice and about 12 km northwest of Verona.

History

In prehistoric times, it was a center of the Arusnati, a not well-known population of perhaps mixed origins. In the Middle Ages it was a free commune until it was acquired by the Scaliger of Verona (14th century). Later it was part of the Republic of Venice, under which, in 1791, it received the right to hold a livestock market.

Economy

Negrar and its villages are mainly devoted to agricultural, with production of cherries, vine and fruit, and of wines such as Valpolicella and Recioto.

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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