Vo (Veneto)

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Vo
coat of arms
Vo (Italy)
Vo
Country Italy
region Veneto
province Padua  (PD)
Coordinates 45 ° 20 '  N , 11 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 '0 "  N , 11 ° 38' 0"  E
height 19  m slm
surface 20.42 km²
Residents 3,279 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 161 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 35030
prefix 049
ISTAT number 028105
Popular name Vadensi
Patron saint Lawrence of Rome
Website www.comune.vo.pd.it
View over Vo
View over Vo

Vo (also Vo 'or Vò) is a north-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3279 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Padua in Veneto . The municipality is located about 20 kilometers west-southwest of Padua on the Parco regional dei Colli Euganei . Vo lies in the northwest of the Euganean Hills and borders directly on the province of Vicenza .

Vo became known around the world on February 21, 2020 when it was quarantined and sealed off by police forces after people contracted the corona virus in Vo .

history

The name of the community is said to come from the Latin Vadum .

During the COVID-19 pandemic, 95% of the approximately 3,400 residents were tested for the virus, 88 people had a positive test result. At this point in time, it was of particular interest to science that 50 to 75% of those infected showed no or hardly any symptoms of the disease.

Population development

Parish partnership

There is a community partnership with Parkano in Finland.

Curiosities

Vo and three other parishes ( Ne , Re, and Ro ) are the Italian parishes with the shortest (only two-letter) names.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Vo '  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Thomas Piller: Quarantine in Italy: “At the moment there is nothing to be done”. In: FAZ.net . February 27, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 . Marc Drewello: Covid-19 pandemic: How a place in Italy (almost) drove out the coronavirus. In: stern.de . March 20, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Stefanie Kompatscher: How an Italian village - almost - defeated the corona virus. In: diepresse.com. March 19, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Stefanie Kompatscher: How an Italian village - almost - defeated the corona virus. In: diepresse.com. March 19, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 .