Monte Rua is a mountain in the
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), enc ...
of
Padua Province
The province of Padua () is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.
Geography
It has an area of 2,142 km2, and a total population of 936,492 (2016) making it the most populated province of Veneto. There ...
,
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 ...
. There is a
hermitage located on the mountain's summit. The summit has an elevation of . Monte Rua is located in 2 different municipalities, the summit is divided between
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 Ga ...
and
Torreglia
Mountains of Veneto
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