Lonigo is a town and ''

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'' in the

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, northern

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, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants. In its ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'' of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by

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, which is part of a

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. Another villa in the ''comune'', Rocca Pisana, was designed by

Vincenzo Scamozzi Vincenzo Scamozzi (2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an Italians, Italian architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Republic of Venice area in the second half of the 16th century. He was perhaps the most importan ...

. Outside the town is the church and complex of the 16th-century Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli.

Transport

* Lonigo railway station

Twin towns

Lonigo is twinned with: *

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, Germany, since 1999

Sport

Lonigo is well known for

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and has a stadium known as the

Santa Marina Stadium The Santa Marina Stadium is a 5,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Lonigo, Italy. The stadium is situated in the southern part of Lonigo, which itself is 25km south of Vicenza. The stadium is affiliated to the Federazione Motociclistica Ita ...

, which is a 5,000-capacity venue. Lonigo had previously had another speedway venue from 1947 to 1972.

Notable people

* Mei Zhanchun (1864–1923), Franciscan Order Roman Catholic priest

References

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Transport

Twin towns

Sport

Notable people

See also

References