Veniano

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Veniano
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Veniano (Italy)
Veniano
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Como  (CO)
Local name Venian
Coordinates 45 ° 43 '  N , 8 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 43 '0 "  N , 8 ° 59' 0"  E
height 316  m slm
surface 3.2 km²
Residents 3,064 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 958 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 22070
prefix 031
ISTAT number 013238
Popular name Venianesi
Patron saint Anthony the Great ()
Website Veniano
District Veniano Inferiore
Veniano municipality in the province of Como

Veniano is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3064 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como in Lombardy .

geography

The municipality is located about 13 kilometers southwest of Como on the Antiga and includes the fractions: Cascina Somigliana , Veniano Superiore and Veniano Inferiore . The neighboring municipalities are: Appiano Gentile , Fenegrò , Guanzate and Lurago Marinone .

Attractions

  • Parish church of Sant'Antonio abate (18th century) with paintings by the painter Isidoro Bianchi
  • San Lorenzo Church (16th century)
  • Church of Santa Maria del Carmine (1289) with frescoes (1312)
  • Villa Carcano (1890)
  • Villa Canali (circa 1800)

Events

  • Holiday Sant''Antonio abate (January 17th)
  • Holidays in San Lorenzo (August 8-10)
  • Giugno Venianese and Sagra Venianese (July) organized by Corpo Musicale Venianese and Associazione Pro Loco Veniano .

Personalities

  • Paolo Carcano (born January 24, 1843 in Como ; † April 6, 1918 ibid), politician, Garibaldi (1860 and 1866), minister of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) and mayor of Veniano.
  • Daria Canali (1800–1865), benefactress.

Sports

  • The football team ASDCDG Veniano 1984 was founded in 1984 .

literature

  • Veniano on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

Commons : Veniano  - 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.
  2. Parish Church of Sant'Antonio abate (photo)
  3. Church of San Lorenzo (photo)
  4. Church of Santa Maria del Carmine (photo)
  5. Villa Carcano (photo)