Crespano del Grappa
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| Cathedral of Crespano del Grappa (18th century) | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Veneto | ||
| province | Treviso (TV) | ||
| local community | Pieve del Grappa | ||
| Coordinates | 45 ° 50 ' N , 11 ° 50' E | ||
| height | 300 m slm | ||
| Residents | 4,511 (Dec. 31, 2017) | ||
| patron | San Marco , San Pancrazio | ||
| Church day | April 25 | ||
| Telephone code | 0423 | CAP | 31017 |
Crespano del Grappa is a fraction of the northeast Italian municipality ( comune ) Pieve del Grappa in the province of Treviso in Veneto .
geography
The place is about 36 kilometers northwest of Treviso at the foot of Monte Grappa not far from the border with the province of Vicenza .
history
Established between the 11th and 13th centuries, the Ezzelini initially ruled the town and the surrounding area. Crespano del Grappa was an independent municipality until January 30, 2019 and has since formed the new municipality of Pieve del Grappa with the also dissolved municipality of Paderno del Grappa.
Personalities
- Angelo Ramazzotti (1800–1861), Patriarch of Venice, died here
- Raffaele Carlo Rossi (1876–1948), cardinal, died here
- Lamberto Dalla Costa (1920–1982), bobsledder
- Cipriano Chemello (1945–2017), racing cyclist, world champion in team pursuit
- Franco Dalla Valle SDB (1945–2007), Catholic priest, Bishop of Juína in Brazil
- Renato Marangoni (* 1958), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Belluno-Feltre
Web links
Commons : Crespano del Grappa - Collection of images, videos and audio files
References and comments
- ↑ The number of inhabitants on the reference date relates to the former municipality.
- ↑ Legge Regionale n.2 del 24 gennaio 2019 - Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto (Italian) accessed on February 28, 2019