Piazzola sul Brenta

Piazzola sul Brenta
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Padua  (PD)
Local name	Piasoła
Coordinates	45 ° 32 ′  N , 11 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
height	13  m slm
surface	41.4 km²
Residents	11,117 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	269 ​​inhabitants / km²
Post Code	35016
prefix	049
ISTAT number	028063
Popular name	Piazzolesi
Patron saint	Martin of Tours
Website	Piazzola sul Brenta

Piazzola su Brenta from above

Villa Contarini in Piazzola sul Brenta

Piazzola sul Brenta is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 11,117 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Padua in Veneto . The municipality is located about 18 kilometers north-northwest of Padua and about 16 kilometers east of Vicenza on the western bank of the Brenta . Piazzola sul Brenta borders directly on the province of Vicenza .

Administrative division

The municipality of Piazzola sul Brenta includes, in addition to the municipality seat located there, another 5 fractions : Carturo, Isola Mantegna, Presina, Tremignon and Vaccarino as well as the two hamlets Boschiera and Santa Colomba.

history

From the Renaissance are villas Contarini and Paccagnella received by Andrea Palladio built or that are attributed.

traffic

The municipality is on provincial roads 10, 75 and 94. The former railway line from Padua via Piazzola sul Brenta to Carmignano di Brenta was closed in 1958.

Events

In Piazzola sul Brenta one of the largest flea and antique markets in Italy takes place every last Sunday of the month .

Personalities

• Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506), painter and engraver

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1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Municipal statute in Italian (PDF; 123 kB), accessed on February 23, 2018.
3. ↑ Dates and information on the flea and antique market in Italian, accessed on March 17, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Piazzola sul Brenta  - collection of images, videos and audio files