San Vito di Leguzzano is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is west of SP46 road.
San Vito di Leguzzano | |
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| Comune di San Vito di Leguzzano | |
 Church of San Vito. | |
Location of San Vito di Leguzzano  | |
  San Vito di Leguzzano Location of San Vito di Leguzzano in Italy  San Vito di Leguzzano San Vito di Leguzzano (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′N 11°23′E / 45.683°N 11.383°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Leguzzano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Umberto Poscoliero |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 3,608 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanvitesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36030 |
| Dialing code | 0445 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia |
| Website | Official website |
Sights include the parish church of Sts. Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia and the 16th century church of St. Valentino.
Notable people
edit- Amelia Barbieri (1918–2016), midwife and lay missionary, who rescued Rwandan orphans during the genocide.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ Sartori, Michele (29 April 1994). "Nonna Amelia salva i suoi orfani" [Grandma Amelia saves her orphans] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). Rome, Italy. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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