Legnago

Legnago
Comune
Città di Legnago
Cathedral of Legnago

Coat of arms

Legnago within the Province of Verona
Legnago
Location of Legnago in Italy
Coordinates: 45°11′40″N 11°18′45″E / 45.19444°N 11.31250°E / 45.19444; 11.31250
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Verona (VR)
Frazioni Canove, Casette, Porto, San Pietro, San Vito, Terranegra, Torretta, Vangadizza, Vigo[1]
Government
 • Mayor Clara Scapin
Area
 • Total 79.66 km2 (30.76 sq mi)
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Population (31 August 2017)[2]
 • Total 25,204
 • Density 320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Legnaghesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 37045, 37040
Dialing code 0442
Patron saint Saint Martin
Saint day November 11
Website Official website

Legnago (Italian pronunciation: [leɲˈɲaːɡo]) is a town and comune in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy, with population (2012) of 25,439.[2] It is located on the Adige river, about 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Verona. Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and tobacco.

History

Traces of human presence in the area date back to the Bronze Age.

Legnago had an important military role since the early Middle Ages. In the 19th century it was one of the Quadrilatero fortresses, the main strongpoint of the Austrian Lombardy-Venetia puppet state during the Italian Wars of Independence. The present fortifications were planned and made in 1815, the older defences having been destroyed by Napoleon I in 1801.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of its province, near the borders with the ones of Rovigo, Padua and Vicenza, Legnago borders with the municipalities of Angiari, Bergantino (RO), Bonavigo, Boschi Sant'Anna, Castelnovo Bariano (RO), Cerea, Minerbe, Terrazzo and Villa Bartolomea. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Canove, Casette, Porto, San Pietro, San Vito, Terranegra, Torretta, Vangadizza and Vigo.[1]

Main sights

  • Church of San Salvaro (12th century).
  • Cathedral (Duomo), from the 18th century.
  • The Torrione ("Grand Tower"), dating from the 14th century, the only surviving tower from the old medieval walls.

People

Sport

The local football club is the F.C. Legnago Salus S.S.D..

References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Municipal statute of Legnago
  2. 1 2 (in Italian) Source: Istat 2012

Sources

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Legnago". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.


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