Torreglia

Torreglia
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Padua  (PD)
Coordinates	45 ° 20 ′  N , 11 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  E
height	16  m slm
surface	18.75 km²
Residents	6,142 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	328 inhabitants / km²
prefix	049
ISTAT number	028092
Popular name	Torejani (in the Venetian dialect) Torregliani or Tauriliensi (standard Italian)
Patron saint	Sacred Heart of Jesus

Torreglia is an Italian municipality with 6142 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Padua . It is partly located in the Euganean Hills Natural Park .

Geography / municipality structure

Torreglia in the plain of the Euganean Thermal Region, seen from Torreglia Alta

The municipal area - with its industrial capital today - is partly in the plain of the Euganean thermal region, in which the spas Abano Terme , Montegrotto Terme , Galzignano Terme and Battaglia Terme benefit from the hot springs that emerge at the foot of this range of hills, and partly - with its historical center and today's district of Torreglia Alta - at 132 m altitude in the middle of the hills, surrounded by chestnut forests at the foot of Monte Rua (416 m). The districts ( frazioni ) also belong to the municipality in the hills

• Luvigliano (place with numerous Venetian villas north of Torreglia Alta)
• Valderio (historic mills north of Torreglia Alta)
• Vallorto (east of Torreglia Alta)

history

The etymology of the place name is unclear. According to one theory, it comes from the mythical taurlia (Latin taurus = bull, i.e. bullfights organized by Antenor in honor of the gods), according to another theory from Turrilia (it. Torre = tower, i.e. after the numerous watch and defense towers, which has existed in the area since late antiquity in the fight against the " barbarians ").

The first traces of settlement go back to the Romans . The relics of an aqueduct have been found on the road from Torreglia to Torreglia Alta .

When Benedictines founded the Abbazia di Praglia in the 13th century, the area was permanently settled. It belonged to the Free City of Padua and after 1405, when Padua lost its independence, to the Republic of Venice , under whose rule it remained until 1797 ( Napoleonic conquest). Numerous patrician villas, which rich Venetians built as summer residences in the pleasant climate of the hills, date from this period, for example the Villa Tolomei with its extensive park, the Villa Ferri, the Villa Maluta (today Assunta), the Villa Medin (today Immacolata) Villa Isabella and others. Some of these villas have now been converted into hotels, others are not open to the public. Bishops, artists and scholars have chosen the area around Torreglia Alta as their second home and retirement home since the 17th century.

In 1866, when Venice was annexed to the Republic of Italy, Torreglia became an independent municipality, which experienced an economic boom in the 20th century.

In 1999/2000 some scenes for the film " La lingua del Santo " with Antonio Albanese and Fabrizio Bentivoglio were shot in Torreglia Alta and directed by Carlo Mazzacurati . The film is about the tragicomic adventures of two bandits who accidentally steal the tongue of Saint Anthony from Padua.

In 2002, the Giro d'Italia passed the municipal area on its 15th stage (from Montegrotto Terme to Conegliano ). Mario Cipollini won this stage.

Attractions

Torreglia Alta

Torreglia Alta: Cemetery and Church of San Sabinus

• The parish church of San Sabinus is exposed on a hill with a church tower that goes back to a medieval defense tower; from there a wide panorama opens into the Euganean thermal region with the rolling hills, Montegrotto Terme and Abano Terme.
• The approach to Monte Rua opposite the church's cemetery with large cypress trees leads through the chestnut forests to several viewpoints on the Paduan plain and, on clear days, over Monselice towards the Chioggia lagoon . The Camaldolese hermitage Eremo del Rua (originally built by Benedictines in 1339 and rebuilt in 1537) on the top of the mountain is surrounded by high walls and at certain times only accessible to men for worship.

Castelletto

On the road from Torreglia Alta to Galzignano Terme there is a palace ("little castle") on a hill, which was built by Paduan Benedictine monks in the 16th century.

Luvigliano

• The most important villa building around Luvigliano is the Bishop's Palace ( Villa dei Vescovi ) with large arcades in the base and loggia on the upper floor; it was designed in the 16th century for the Paduan Bishop Francesco Pisani by Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468–1532). This u. a. Master builders working for Luigi Cornaro are considered to be trend-setting for the Renaissance villa architecture in Veneto, which found its completion a generation later in Andrea Palladio . The Villa dei Vescovi was donated to the FAI by the owner family in 2005 and has been open to visitors again in a renovated form since 2011.
• In the parish church of San Martino there is a Renaissance altarpiece depicting the division of the mantle of St. Martin of Girolamo da Santa Croce ( Giovanni Bellini pupil, 16th century).

economy

Torresano

The best-known companies based in Torreglia (main town in the plain) are an Italian subsidiary of the refrigeration technology company Carrier (Carrier Refrigeration Operation Italy SpA, formerly Criosbanc SpA) and Luxardo SpA , the Italian successor company of a company originally founded in Croatia, which produces cherry liqueurs Maraschino produces. There are also textile and building materials companies.

The districts in the hills benefit from the tourism that has established itself in the thermal health resorts in the plain. As part of day trips, guests visit the numerous trattorias in the municipality. The local specialty is torresano ( rock pigeon roast). In Torreglia it is baked in the oven, while in Breganze , where the torresano is also available, it is roasted on a spit. It is served with polenta . There are also agrotourism accommodations for stays of several days in the region.

The districts in the hills are also characterized by agriculture. Wines with DOC quality, grain, vegetables and fruit are produced.

Personalities associated with the community

• Jacopo Facciolati , 1682–1769, poet and humanist, born in Torreglia
• Giuseppe Barbieri , 1774-1852, writer and scientist at the University of Padua, had a country estate (Villa Barbieri-Verson) in Torreglia Alta and is buried in the parish church of S. Sabinus.
• Roberto Ferruzzi , 1853–1934, painter from Sebenico in Dalmatia , lived in a house below Monte Sengiari in the Luvigliano district and died there
• Cesare Pollini , 1858–1912, pianist, also lived in Luvigliano
• Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon , 1905–1992, Bishop of Belluno and Feltre, 1905–1992, died in Torreglia Alta
• Bruno Pedron , * 1944 in Torreglia, Catholic Bishop of Ji-Paraná in Brazil
• Alberto Bigon , * 1947, a well-known ex-soccer player and coach in Italy, retired here as a grandfather.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

Commons : Torreglia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Luvigliano website