Lonigo | |
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Comune di Lonigo | |
Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli | |
Coordinates: 45°23′0″N11°23′0″E / 45.38333°N 11.38333°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Vicenza (VI) |
Frazioni | Almisano, Bagnolo, Lobia Vicentina, Madonna, Monticello |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierluigi Giacomello from 22-09-2020 (Lonigo Guarda Avanti, Lonigo Democratica e Solidale Riparte, Con Giacomello per Lonigo, Siamo Lonigo) |
Area | |
• Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Population (30 September 2017) [2] | |
• Total | 16,441 |
• Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
Demonym | Leoniceni |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 36045 |
Dialing code | 0444 |
Patron saint | Sts. Quirico and Giulitta |
Saint day | March 25 |
Website | Official website |
Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants. [3]
In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site. Another villa in the comune, Rocca Pisana, was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi.
Outside the town is the church and complex of the 16th-century Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli.
Lonigo is twinned with:
Lonigo is well known for motorcycle speedway and has a stadium known as the Santa Marina Stadium, which is a 5,000-capacity venue. [4] Lonigo had previously had another speedway venue from 1947 to 1972. [5]