Nogara

Nogara
Comune
Comune di Nogara
Nogara
Location of Nogara in Italy
Coordinates: 45°11′N 11°4′E / 45.183°N 11.067°E / 45.183; 11.067Coordinates: 45°11′N 11°4′E / 45.183°N 11.067°E / 45.183; 11.067
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Verona (VR)
Frazioni Brancon, Calcinaro, Campalano
Government
 • Mayor Oliviero Albino Olivieri
Area
 • Total 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Population (1 June 2007)[1]
 • Total 8,365
 • Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Nogaresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 37054, 37050 frazioni
Dialing code 0442
Patron saint St. Peter
Saint day July 16
Website Official website

Nogara is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Venice and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Verona.

Nogara borders the following municipalities: Erbè, Gazzo Veronese, Isola della Scala, Salizzole, Sanguinetto, and Sorgà.

Main sights

  • Chapel of St. Peter, known from 905.
This was the pieve from which Nogara gradually grew during the early Middle Ages.
  • Church of St. Sylvester (12th century).
  • Church of St. Gregory the Great (1533).
  • Palazzo Maggi (16th century).
  • Villa Marogna (1548)

Demographic evolution

References

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


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