Montagnana

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Montagnana
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Padua  (PD)
Local name	Montagnana
Coordinates	45 ° 14 ′  N , 11 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  E
height	16  m slm
surface	45 km²
Residents	8,937 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	199 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Borgo San Marco, Borgo San Zeno, Borgo Frassine
Post Code	35044
prefix	0429
ISTAT number	028056
Popular name	Montagnanesi
Website	Montagnana

Montagnana is a city in the province of Padua in the Italian region of Veneto with 8937 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

The neighboring towns are Borgo Veneto , Casale di Scodosia , Urbana , Bevilacqua and Pojana Maggiore .

The local specialty is the Dolce di Montagnana , at least twelve months and with bearing the DOP seal -provided prosciutto , which for Parma ham differs mainly by its slight sweetness and its fine marbling.

Montagnana is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

Attractions

The city walls of Montagnana

In the city are:

• a medieval city wall around the city center, which has been completely preserved.
• the castle of San Zeno, built by Ezzelino da Romano
• the Gothic cathedral (1431–1502), with additions from the late Renaissance . Inside there is a Transfiguration by Paolo Veronese and a fresco with Judith and David recently attributed to Giorgione .
• the Palazzo Magnavin-Fioratti , in Gothic-Venetian style.
• the town hall (1532)

Outside the city is Villa Pisani , one of Andrea Palladio's masterpieces .

Events

Every year on the first Sunday in September there is a horse riding competition that goes back to the 12th century, the Palio dei 10 Comuni .

sons and daughters of the town

• Giovanni Martinelli (1885–1969), tenor, opera singer
• Ester Pastorello (1884–1971), archivist and librarian
• Aureliano Pertile (1885–1952), tenor, opera singer

Web links

Commons : Montagnana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Montagnana (pdf; 3.21 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 4, 2017 (Italian). 
3. ^ Burgenwelt - Castello di San Zeno - Italy. Retrieved February 27, 2018 .