Vo (Veneto)
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Country | Italy | |
region | Veneto | |
province | Padua (PD) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 20 ' N , 11 ° 38' E | |
height | 19 m slm | |
surface | 20.42 km² | |
Residents | 3,279 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 161 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 35030 | |
prefix | 049 | |
ISTAT number | 028105 | |
Popular name | Vadensi | |
Patron saint | Lawrence of Rome | |
Website | www.comune.vo.pd.it | |
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Vo (also Vo 'or Vò) is a north-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3279 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Padua in Veneto . The municipality is located about 20 kilometers west-southwest of Padua on the Parco regional dei Colli Euganei . Vo lies in the northwest of the Euganean Hills and borders directly on the province of Vicenza .
Vo became known around the world on February 21, 2020 when it was quarantined and sealed off by police forces after people contracted the corona virus in Vo .
history
The name of the community is said to come from the Latin Vadum .
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 95% of the approximately 3,400 residents were tested for the virus, 88 people had a positive test result. At this point in time, it was of particular interest to science that 50 to 75% of those infected showed no or hardly any symptoms of the disease.
Population development
Parish partnership
There is a community partnership with Parkano in Finland.
Curiosities
Vo and three other parishes ( Ne , Re, and Ro ) are the Italian parishes with the shortest (only two-letter) names.
Personalities
- Concetto Pozzati (1935–2017), painter and graphic artist
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
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↑ Thomas Piller: Quarantine in Italy: “At the moment there is nothing to be done”. In: FAZ.net . February 27, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 . Marc Drewello: Covid-19 pandemic: How a place in Italy (almost) drove out the coronavirus. In: stern.de . March 20, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Stefanie Kompatscher: How an Italian village - almost - defeated the corona virus. In: diepresse.com. March 19, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Stefanie Kompatscher: How an Italian village - almost - defeated the corona virus. In: diepresse.com. March 19, 2020, accessed April 2, 2020 .