Lonigo

Lonigo
Comune
Comune di Lonigo
Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli

Coat of arms
Lonigo
Location of Lonigo in Italy
Coordinates: 45°23′0″N 11°23′0″E / 45.38333°N 11.38333°E / 45.38333; 11.38333
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Vicenza (VI)
Frazioni Almisano, Bagnolo, Lobia Vicentina, Madonna, Monticello
Government
  Mayor Luca Restello
Area
  Total 49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
Population (30 September 2017)
  Total 16,441
  Density 340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Leoniceni
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 16,400 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. Another villa in the comune, Rocca Pisana, was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi.

Outside the town is the church and complex of the 16th-century Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli.

Twin towns

Lonigo is twinned with:

Transport

References

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

See also


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