Noventa Padovana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Venice and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Padua.
Noventa Padovana | |
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| Comune di Noventa Padovana | |
 Villa Giovannelli Colonna. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Noventa Padovana  | |
  Noventa Padovana Location of Noventa Padovana in Italy  Noventa Padovana Noventa Padovana (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 11°57′E / 45.417°N 11.950°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Padua (PD) |
| Frazioni | Noventana, Oltrebrenta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi Alessandro Bisato |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,941 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Noventani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35027 |
| Dialing code | 049 |
| Patron saint | St. Peter and St. Paul Apostles |
| Saint day | June 29 |
| Website | Official website |
In the 13th century, the castle of Noventa Padovana was the residence of Isabella of England, the wife of emperor Frederick II.
Noventa's territory is characterized by numerous patrician villas from the 16th to 18th centuries, such as
- Villa Valmarana
- Villa Giustiniani
- Villa Saccomani
- Villa Todeschini
- Villa Manzoni
- Villa Giovannelli Colonna
Twin towns
editNoventa Padovana is twinned with:
Municipality of Šoštanj, Slovenia, since 1984
Umag, Croatia, since 1984
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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