Creazzo (, locally ) is a town and (municipality) in the
province of Vicenza
The province of Vicenza (; ) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.
The province has an area of 2,722.53 km2, and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 113 ''comuni'' (municipalities) in th ...
,
Veneto
Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...
,
Italy
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. Creazzo is famous for its
architecture
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,
cheese
Cheese is a type of dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During prod ...
, and
broccolo fiolaro (a local variety of cabbage).
The
Battle of Creazzo was fought here in 1513 between the
Republic of Venice
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and the combined force of
Spain
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and the
Holy Roman Empire
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.
One major employer is
Mecc Alte S.p.A., a manufacturer of alternators and generators.
References
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Cities and towns in Veneto
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