Pastrengo | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Pastrengo | |
  Pastrengo Location of Pastrengo in Italy  Pastrengo Pastrengo (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N10°48′E / 45.500°N 10.800°E Coordinates: 45°30′N10°48′E / 45.500°N 10.800°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Verona (VR) |
| Frazioni | Piovezzano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 2,486 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pastrenghesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 37010 |
| Dialing code | 045 |
Pastrengo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Venice and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,486 and an area of 9.0 square kilometres (3.5 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. The eastern bank of Lake Garda is near the province. Its capital is the city of Verona. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The province is cosmopolitan in nature. It is bordered by Italian Tyrol in the north, Province of Vicenza and Province of Padua in the east. Province of Rovigo and Province of Mantua in south and Lake Garda in the west. From north to south the maximum extent of the province is 50 miles while it is 25 miles from east to west.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
The municipality of Pastrengo contains the frazione (subdivision) Piovezzano.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Pastrengo borders the following municipalities: Bardolino, Bussolengo, Cavaion Veronese, Lazise, Pescantina, and Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella.
Bardolino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of Venice and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Verona.
Bussolengo is an Italian town and comune of 19,574 inhabitants in the province of Verona, Veneto.
Cavaion Veronese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Venice and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,459 and an area of 12.9 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).
Pastrengo is known for the Battle of Pastrengo which was fought between the Piedmontese and Austrian armies on 30 April 1848, in the course of the First Italian War of Independence.
The Skirmish of Pastrengo was fought between the Piedmontese and Austrian army on 30 April 1848, in the course of the First Italian War of Independence.
The Kingdom of Sardinia was a state in Southern Europe from the early 14th until the mid-19th century.
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a constitutional monarchy in Central and Eastern Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed when the Austrian Empire adopted a new constitution, as a result Austria (Cisleithania) and Hungary (Transleithania) were placed on equal footing. It dissolved into several new states at the end of the First World War.
The local parish church is the Parrocchia Esaltazione della Santa Croce.
The church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross or Esaltazione della Santa Croce is a Roman Catholic parish church, located in Pastrengo, province of Verona, region of Veneto, Italy.
