Montecchio Maggiore
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Montecchio Maggiore is a town and comune
in the province of Vicenza
, Veneto
, Italy
. It is situated approximately 12 km west of Vicenza and 43 km east of Verona, SP 246 passes through it.
Montecchio Maggiore borders the following municipalities: Altavilla Vicentina
, Arzignano
, Brendola
, Castelgomberto
, Montebello Vicentino
, Montorso Vicentino
, Sovizzo
, Trissino
, Zermeghedo
.
legend. Luigi del Porta of Vicenza
set the story here in his novel of 1552.
, Germany
, from 2003 Alton, Hampshire
, United Kingdom
Carloforte
, Italy
, from 2009.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Vicenza
Province of Vicenza
The Province of Vicenza is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km², and a total population of 840,000 . There are 121 comuni in the province...
, Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is situated approximately 12 km west of Vicenza and 43 km east of Verona, SP 246 passes through it.
Montecchio Maggiore borders the following municipalities: Altavilla Vicentina
Altavilla Vicentina
Altavilla Vicentina is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located southwest of Vicenza.The town originates from a castle built in the Middle Ages over a hill at the feet of the Colli Berici, and now in ruins.In the communal territory is the Villa Morosini,...
, Arzignano
Arzignano
Arzignano is an industrial town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is located c. 23 km from Vicenza, in the Valle del Chiampo.-History:...
, Brendola
Brendola
Brendola is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is south of A4. As of 2007 Brendola had an estimated population of 6,645.-References:*...
, Castelgomberto
Castelgomberto
Castelgomberto is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located east of SP246 provincial road.-Notable people:*Michele Carlotto, -bishop...
, Montebello Vicentino
Montebello Vicentino
Montebello Vicentino is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is west of the SP31 provincial road.-Sources:*...
, Montorso Vicentino
Montorso Vicentino
Montorso Vicentino is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is south of SP31.-Sources:*...
, Sovizzo
Sovizzo
Sovizzo is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is north of SR11.-Sources:*...
, Trissino
Trissino
Trissino is a comune in the province of Vicenza, in northern Italy.Its mayor is Claudio Rancan.The town is famous all over Italy for its hockey team, the Gruppo Sportivo Hockey Trissino....
, Zermeghedo
Zermeghedo
Zermeghedo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is west of SP31.-Sources:*...
.
History
The land of Montecchio Maggiore has been inhabited since the late Stone Age, though it was invaded and occupied many times. Two castles built about 975 are claimed to be the inspiration for the Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (disambiguation)
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.Romeo and Juliet may also refer to:- Film and television:* Romeo and Juliet ** Romeo and Juliet ** Romeo and Juliet ** Romeo and Juliet...
legend. Luigi del Porta of Vicenza
Vicenza
Vicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione...
set the story here in his novel of 1552.
Main sights
- Villa Cordellina Lombardi, is a masterpiece of neo-PalladianPalladian architecturePalladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio . The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of...
architect Giorgio MassariGiorgio MassariGiorgio Massari was a prominent late-Baroque Venetian architect. Among his masterpieces are the Chiesa dei Gesuati and the Palazzo Grassi-Stucky...
, with frescoFrescoFresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es by G.B. TiepoloGiovanni Battista TiepoloGiovanni Battista Tiepolo , also known as Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice...
. - Museum Zannato, founded in 1922 by Giuseppe Zannato, its first curator. It has sections devoted to archaeologcal and paleontological finds. Some of these contain materials found in the late-Roman necropolisNecropolisA necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
of Carpanè. There is also an important gemological section. - Castle Bellaguardia (Called Castle of Juliet)
- Castello della Villa (Called Castle of Romeo)
Twin cities
PassauPassau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, from 2003 Alton, Hampshire
Alton, Hampshire
Alton is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of the English county of Hampshire. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. It is located on the source of the River Wey and is the highest town in...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Carloforte
Carloforte
Carloforte is a fishing and resort town of located on Isola di San Pietro , approximately 7 km off the South Western Coast of Sardinia, Italy....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, from 2009.