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Euganean Hills
The Euganean Hills ( ) are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights of 300 to 600 m from the Padovan-Venetian plain a few km south of Padua. The ''Colli Euganei'' form the first Regional park established in the Veneto (1989), enclosing fifteen towns and eighty one hills. History The name memorializes that of the Euganei, an ancient people who inhabited the region upon contact with the Romans. The Euganean Hills were formed in a sub-marine outwelling of basaltic lava during the Eocene, which was followed in the Oligocene by an episode of activity characterized by viscous magma, which formed deposits of trachyte. The Euganean Hills, just visible from Venice, have been celebrated for their picturesque beauty and their hot springs. In the Euganean Hills, at Arquà, Petrarch found peace and harmony towards the end of his life, and the town now bears his name attached to it. He discovered the village in 1369; there, he stated in his letter to posterity, "I have bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parco Regionale Dei Colli Euganei 2
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Monte Rusta
Monte Rusta is a mountain of the Veneto, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... It has an elevation of 396 metres. Mountains of Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montegrotto Terme
Montegrotto Terme () is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southwest of Padua. Montegrotto Terme is a spa resort, part of the Terme Euganee spas. The Euganean Hills (Colli Euganei) are located nearby. Montegrotto Terme borders the following municipalities: Abano Terme, Battaglia Terme, Due Carrare, Galzignano Terme, Torreglia. The Hotel Terme Millepini, which is a Guinness World Record ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listi ... holder for containing the world's deepest pool is located in Montegrotto Terme. International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Montegrotto Terme is twinned with: References External links Official website Cities and towns in Veneto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monselice
Monselice (; ) is a town and municipality (comune) located in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua about southwest of the city of Padua, at the southern edge of the Euganean Hills (''Colli Euganei''). ''Monselice is the most picturesque town I have seen in Italy. It has an old ruin of a castle upon the hill and thence commands a beautiful and extraordinary view. It lies in the wide plain – a dead level – whereon Ferrara, Bologna, Rovigo, Este, Padua stand and even Venice we could dimly see in the horizon rising with her tiara of proud towers. What a walk and what a wide delightful picture. To Venice 38 miles.'' Ralph Waldo Emerson ''Journals'' (31 May 1833) History The town's mythological foundation is attributed to the Trojan hero Opsicella. The area shows evidence of human settlement since the Bronze Age. In Roman times it was known as ''Mons Silicis'', meaning "mountain of flintstone", possibly due to the local quarries of trachyte. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lozzo Atestino
Lozzo Atestino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italy, Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Padua, in the Colli Euganei regional park. Lozzo Atestino borders the following municipalities: Agugliaro, Baone, Cinto Euganeo, Este, Italy, Este, Noventa Vicentina, Ospedaletto Euganeo, Vo, Italy, Vo. People * Nevio Scala (football player and coach) was born and still lives in Lozzo Atestino References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galzignano Terme
Galzignano Terme () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Padua. Etymology The illustrious academic Olivieri thought that the name of Galzignano came from the Latin word Gallicinus, with the suffix -anu. This means that the lord of this territory left his mark on this area: his name inspired the name of the future town of Galzignano Terme. History The oldest document in which we find the name of the town of Galzignano goes back to February, 9th 952 A.D with the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I who said In other documents found in Verona, 14 February 1077 A.D, we find the quote As we can see, the origin of this town is very ancient. Due to the recovery of a boundary stone in 1922, we can say that this town had been occupied by the Romans during the Roman period. An ancient Franciscan monastery, built in 1226 A.D. is also located in Galzignano. In the 12th-13th century of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Este, Veneto
Este () is a town and ''comune'' of the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Colli Euganei, Euganean Hills. The town is a centre for farming, crafts and industry worthy of note. History Este had given its name to the Este culture, a proto-historic culture existing from the late Italian Bronze Age (10th/9th century BC, proto-venetic phase) to the Ancient Rome, Roman period (1st century BC) and which was located in the present territory of Veneto. During the Iron Age Este was a major center of the Adriatic Veneti, Veneti who left a number of inscriptions on funerary and votive objects. During the late 3rd century BC, Este peacefully fell under the sway of Rome and became a Colonies in antiquity, Roman colony under the name of Ateste. When much of Northern Italy was granted Roman citizenship in 49 BC, the citizens of Este were inscribed into the Roman tribe of ''Romilia''. Following the Battle of Actium, Emperor Augustus set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinto Euganeo
Cinto Euganeo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,104 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Cinto Euganeo borders the following municipalities: Baone, Galzignano Terme, Lozzo Atestino Lozzo Atestino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italy, Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Padua, in the Colli Euganei regional park. Lozzo Atestino borders the following ..., Vo. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cervarese Santa Croce
Cervarese Santa Croce is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about west of Padua. The communal seat is in the ''frazione'' of Fossona. Cervarese Santa Croce borders the following municipalities: Montegalda, Montegaldella, Rovolon, Saccolongo, Teolo Teolo () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southwest of Padua. The municipality of Teolo is divided into the ''frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') ..., Veggiano. The Castello di San Martino, on the Bacchiglione river, is a medieval castle surrounded by a park, a popular destination for walks. References External links Official website Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battaglia Terme
Battaglia Terme () is a town and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of Italy, in the province of Padua. Battaglia lies at the easternmost edge of the volcanic Euganean Hills, and has been noted for its warm saline springs and natural vapour grotto since the Middle Ages. History The construction of the navigable Battaglia canal in the early 13th century brought traffic and growth to the town which commanded a central position at the confluence of several canals in the network of barge traffic that linked Este and Padua, the Adriatic, the Lagoon of Venice and the north by means of the Brenta Canal, the canalized Bacchiglione and the Adige. Main sights *Villa Emo-Capodilista: erected in the mid-17th century by Marquis Benedetto Selvatico, the owner of the mineral springs. The castle features several thermal lakes and has been the royal residence of the Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III during the first World War. * Castello del Catajo: large castle-residence with internal frescoes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baone
Baone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Padua. Baone borders the following municipalities: Arquà Petrarca, Cinto Euganeo, Este, Galzignano Terme, Lozzo Atestino, Monselice Monselice (; ) is a town and municipality (comune) located in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua about southwest of the city of Padua, at the southern edge of the Euganean Hills (''Colli Euganei''). ''Monselic .... References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abano Terme
Abano Terme (known as Abano Bagni until 1924) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Euganean Hills; it is southwest by rail from Padua. Abano Terme's population is 19,062 (2001) (in 1901 it was 4,556). The town's hot springs and mud baths are an important economic resource. The waters have a temperature of about . History The baths were known to the Romans as '' Aponi fons'' or ''Aquae Patavinae''. A description of them is given in a letter to Theodoric, the king of the Ostrogoths, from Cassiodorus. Some remains of the ancient baths have been discovered (S. Mandruzzato, ''Trattato dei Bagni d'Abano,'' Padua, 1789). An oracle of Geryon lay near, and the so-called ''sortes Praenestinae'' (C.I.L. i., Berlin, 1863; 1438–1454), small bronze cylinders inscribed, and used as oracles, were perhaps found here in the 16th century. The baths were destroyed by the Lombards in the 6th century, but they were rebuilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
