Vigonovo

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Vigonovo
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Vigonovo (Italy)
Vigonovo
Country Italy
region Veneto
Metropolitan city Venice  (VE)
Local name Vigonovo
Coordinates 45 ° 23 '  N , 12 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 23 '0 "  N , 12 ° 3' 0"  E
surface 12 km²
Residents 9,968 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 831 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 30030
prefix 049
ISTAT number 027043

Vigonovo is an Italian commune with 9968 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Venice in the Veneto region .

geography

The municipality extends over an area of ​​approximately 12 km². Neighboring municipalities are Fossò , Noventa Padovana , Padua , Sant'Angelo di Piove di Sacco , Saonara and Stra . The districts of Galta, Tombelle and Celeseo belong to the municipality.

The predominantly flat area includes many waterways: the Brenta River, the Piovego Canal and part of the planned Padua-Venice waterway, along with many smaller canals.

history

Populated as early as Roman times, a Sarmatian garrison settled here in the first centuries AD. The Sarmatians were a nomadic people from the Eastern European steppes who, according to an agreement with the Roman Empire, were able to settle in the territory of the empire on the condition that they defend the border and supply the imperial army with fighters. The place name "Sarmazza" or "Sermazza", as the village has been named for centuries, comes from the Sarmatians.

After the devastation of the barbarians, the village was rebuilt in the Middle Ages and in "Vicus Novus", d. H. Renamed "New Village", from which the current place name "Vigonovo" arose. In the VII century, the parish church was built on the ruins of a former pagan temple and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. During the reign of the Habsburg monarchy, the municipality was separated from the Galta district by the ditch of what is now the main arm of the Brenta River. The diversion of the river was designed in the time of the Republic of Venice to reduce the frequent flooding (locally named Brentane ). On July 14, 1866, the Italian regiment "Light Cavalry Monferrato" marched under the leadership of Colonel Girolamo Avogadro in Vigonovo. As the first municipality in the province of Venice, the village was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.

The landscape changed again in the XX. Century through the excavation of the Padua-Venice waterway. The hydraulic engineering planned in the 1960s was supposed to connect Padua with the Adriatic Sea, but is only partially completed. The stretch in Vigonovo includes a wide lock with a water basin and is now used for recreational activities such as fishing.

Attractions

Religious buildings

  • Church of the Assumption of Mary: Latin cruciform church with works of art by the painters Giandomenico Tiepolo, Pietro Damini, Pietro Libero from the 7th century, was opened as a result of a visit from Cardinal Gregorio Barbarigo in the 18th century. Century completely rebuilt with the reversal of the church axis and the merging of the three naves into a single nave.
  • The oratory of Villa Sageredo
  • Several wayside shrines spread across the municipality

Civil monuments

  • Villa Zanon from the XIX. Century, currently the administrative center
  • Villa Sagredo: a former Roman fortress, later converted into a villa, was built in the 17th century. until XIX. Century owned by the Venetian patrician family Sagredo, one of the most powerful in Venice.

Green spaces

  • Sarmazza Park: a park full of trees along the Brenta River, created to preserve the original vegetation of the river banks.

economy

  • The market has been held in Marconi Square on Mondays for centuries and is one of the oldest in the area. The market in Tombelle takes place on Saturdays.
  • Like the rest of the Riviera del Brenta, Vigonovo is known worldwide for its high quality footwear industry.

Public transportation

  • ACTV connect the village with Dolo and the Celeseo district
  • SITA bus route to Padua
  • APS, Padua's urban transport, goes to the neighboring towns of Villatora (Saonara municipality) and Granze (Padua municipality).

Personalities

  • Agostino Sagredo, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
  • Annibale Brasola, cyclist
  • Elio Brasola, cyclist
  • Roberto Pagnin, racing cyclist
  • Bruno Zanin, actor and writer
  • Jacques Riparelli, Olympic athlete
  • Valentina Fiorin, volleyball player
  • Valentina Zago, volleyball player
  • Christian Galenda , swimmer, gold medal in world championships
  • Michele De Angelis, the first Kabuto in Italy

Town twinning

Vigonovo is connected to the “Città della Speranza” foundation through a town partnership.

Individual evidence

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