Nove is a town and
comuneIn Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.- Importance and function :...
in the
province of VicenzaThe Province of Vicenza is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km², and a total population of 840,000...
in the region of
VenetoVeneto , is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice....
, north-eastern
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, with just over 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on the
BrentaBrenta may refer to:* Brenta , Italy* Brenta Valley* Brenta Group* Brenta...
river, near
MarosticaMarostica , is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is mostly famous for its living chess event and for the local cherry variety.-History:...
and
Bassano del GrappaBassano del Grappa is a city and comune in the province of Vicenza, region Veneto, in northern Italy...
.
The town is home of a local network of
ceramicA ceramic is an inorganic, non-metallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
industries.
The name of the town comes from the antique Italian
nove, in the meaning of "new". As matter of fact, the lands where the town is located were considered new because of the lowering of the level of the Brenta. The lowering of the river revealed soft lands rich of
clayClay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired...
. The first artisans of the area started using the clay for the production of
potteryPottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries. Pottery is one of the oldest human technologies and art-forms, and remains a major industry today...
.
Twin towns
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,
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,
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,
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