Creazzo (Venetian: Creaço, locally Creaso) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. Creazzo is famous for its architecture, cheese, and broccolo fiolaro (a local variety of cabbage).
Creazzo
Creaso (Venetian) | |
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| Comune di Creazzo | |
 View of Creazzo from the borough of Olmo | |
Location of Creazzo  | |
  Creazzo Location of Creazzo in Italy  Creazzo Creazzo (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′N 11°29′E / 45.533°N 11.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Olmo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carmela Maresca |
| Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 11,350 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Creatini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36051 |
| Dialing code | 0444 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Mark, Nicholas and Ulderic |
| Website | Official website |
The Battle of Creazzo was fought here in 1513 between the Republic of Venice and the combined force of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.
One major employer is Mecc Alte S.p.A., a manufacturer of alternators and generators.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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