Vigonovo (from Latin vicus novus, "new village") is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Vigonovo
Comune di Vigonovo
Coat of arms of Vigonovo
Location of Vigonovo
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Vigonovo is located in Italy
Vigonovo
Vigonovo
Location of Vigonovo in Italy
Vigonovo is located in Veneto
Vigonovo
Vigonovo
Vigonovo (Veneto)
Coordinates: 45°23′N 12°3′E / 45.383°N 12.050°E / 45.383; 12.050
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
Metropolitan cityVenice (VE)
FrazioniCeleseo, Galta, Tombelle
località: Baita, Giudecca, Pava
Government
 • MayorAndrea Danieletto (M5S)
Area
 • Total12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2009)[2]
 • Total9,796
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonymvigonovesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
30030
Dialing code049
ISTAT code027043
Patron saintAssumption of Mary
Saint day15 August
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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Before the year 1000 BC the territory was inhabited by Etruscans, Euganeans and Paleoveneti.

It is believed that around 1000 BC after the destruction of Troy by the Greeks, the members of a tribe of Paphlagonia (province of Asia Minor), called Heneti (hence the name Veneti), landed on the Adriatic coasts and settled there after having expelled the locals Etruscans.

In 186 BC, at the time of the Roman Empire, the Via Annia was built by the Roman Consul Aemilius Lepidus, which started from Padua, reached Tombelle, passed through Vigonovo, continued through San Pietro di Stra up to Altinum and Aquileia.[citation needed]

Until medieval times, the town was called Sarmazza after a settlement of Sarmatians (an ancient people coming from the East).

Geography

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Vigonovo is located in the most extreme point of the area of the Venetian villas that have made the Riviera del Brenta known.

With its frazioni (boroughs) of Galta, Tombelle and Celeseo, Vigonovo is extending for about 13 square km west of the Brenta river on flat land. Extremely rich in waterways, in addition to the Brenta, the territory is crossed by the Piovego canal and minor others.

The town borders the municipalities of Fossò and Stra in Venice, and those of Noventa Padovana, Padua, Sant'Angelo di Piove di Sacco and Saonara in the Province of Padua.

Transport

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Vigonovo is located south of the strada statale SR11 [it].

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)