Torri di Quartesolo

Torri di Quartesolo
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Vicenza  (VI)
Local name	Tóri de Quartexoło
Coordinates	45 ° 31 '  N , 11 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 31 '0 "  N , 11 ° 37' 0"  E
height	30  m slm
surface	18 km²
Residents	11,732 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	652 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	36040
prefix	0444
ISTAT number	024108
Popular name	Quartesolani
Patron saint	Gervasius and Protasius
Website	Torri di Quartesolo

Torri di Quartesolo is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 11,732 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Vicenza in Veneto . The municipality is located on the Tèsina about 6 kilometers southeast of Vicenza . Torri di Quartesolo borders directly on the province of Padua .

history

The district of Lerino was first mentioned in 1297, Marola as early as 1262. The bridge over the Tèsina (1569) was designed by Andrea Palladio .

Bridge over the Tesina

Economy and Transport

For a few years, Torri di Quartesolo was the headquarters of the now insolvent low- cost airline myair . A huge shopping mall ( Le Piramidi ) has made the community an attraction for shoppers from all over the surrounding area since the 1990s . Torri di Quartesolo is conveniently located in the acute angle between the A4 (Turin-Trieste) and A31 (east bypassing Vicenza), with only the Vicenza-Est junction leading directly to Torri di Quartesolo. In the district of Lerino there is a train station on the Milan - Venice route . Strada Regionale 11 Padana Superiore runs through the main town .

Personalities

• Eurosia Fabris (1866–1932), beatified by Benedict XVI. (died in the Marola district)

Web links

Commons : Torri di Quartesolo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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