Riese Pio X

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Riese Pio X
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Comune di Riese Pio X
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Riese Pio X
Riese Pio X (Veneto)
Coordinates: 45°43′40″N11°55′00″E / 45.72778°N 11.91667°E / 45.72778; 11.91667
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Treviso (TV)
Frazioni Poggiana, Spineda
Government
  MayorOmbretta Basso
Area
[1]
  Total
30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2025) [2]
  Total
10,986
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym Riesini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31039
Dialing code 0423
Patron saint Saint Matthew
Saint day21 September
Website Official website

Riese (Venetian : Rieze), officially Riese Pio X, is a municipality in northeast Italy located in the province of Treviso in the Region of Veneto. The community's name, much like that of Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, commemorates its most famous son, Giuseppe Melchiore Sarto, who later became Pope Pius X (Italian : Pio X).

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Physical geography

The municipality is located halfway between Castelfranco Veneto and Asolo in the upper part of the Venetian plain. Dominated by the Monte Grappa massif. The territory, entirely flat, is morphologically divided into two parts: the one to the east is made up of reddish, basically arid soil, the one to the west is instead characterized by the overlapping of alluvial deposits of the Muson stream.

Origin of the name

The specification "Pio X" was added to the official name of the municipality in 1952, [3] in honor of Pope Saint Pius X. He was proclaimed a saint on May 29, 1954 and the municipality wanted to enrich the original name of the capital with his name, as a sign of gratitude towards the greatest of its sons. [4]

Contemporary history

After the end of the Serenissima, Riese went through the convulsive period that alternated between French and Austrian administration and vice versa, before becoming definitively Austrian with the birth of the Lombardy-Venetian kingdom. Like the rest of Veneto, it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866. These events did not influence the economic conditions of the territory, which remained poor and rural.

In the same 19th century, the two most illustrious personalities of the country stood out: Giacomo Monico (1776–1851), patriarch of Venice from 1827 to his death, and above all Giuseppe Sarto (1835–1914), patriarch of Venice from 1893 until his election to the pontificate in 1903, becoming Pius X.

In 1917, after the defeat at the Battle of Caporetto, Riese found itself close to the front, located on Mount Grappa and along the Piave, and trenches were dug along the Musone and north of the municipal capital.

In the Second World War, the partisan resistance was very active in the area, represented by the "Martiri del Grappa" brigade commanded by Primo Visentin of Poggiana, known by the battle name of "Masaccio" and awarded the gold medal for military valor. [4] Piero Monico, Venetian great-grandson of the Patriarch of Venice and political leader of the Veneto CLN, also resided incognito in the Riese area. Sentenced to death by Mussolini, he lived in hiding between Riese and Castello di Godego, coordinating the local resistance.

In 1944, on the occasion of the exhumation of the incorrupt body of Pope Pius, the municipality of Riese welcomed the empty sarcophagus of the Supreme Pontiff to be permanently kept in the parish church of San Matteo.

Monuments and places of interest

The Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Cendrole Santuario della Beata Vergine delle Cendrole.JPG
The Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Cendrole

Society

Demographic evolution

Riese Pio X

Foreign ethnicities and minorities

As of December 31, 2024 there were 1100 foreigners residing in the municipality, or 9.9% of the population. [8] The largest foreign communities are those coming from: [9]

  1. Romania 572
  2. Morocco 107
  3. Ghana 60
  4. North Macedonia 45
  5. Kosovo 34

Culture

Fairs and events

Administration

Sister cities

Mayors

PeriodOffice holderPartyTitleNotes
10 June 2024in officeOmbretta BassoLista civica "Scelgo Riese" Mayor [10]

Sport

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population data from ISTAT
  3. Fonte: ISTAT - Unità amministrative, variazioni territoriali e di nome dal 1861 al 2000 - ISBN 88-458-0574-3
  4. 1 2 Comune di Riese Pio X, ed. (23 October 2023). "Storia del Comune" (in Italian).
  5. "Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Matteo a Riese". parrocchiariesepiox.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. storia-del-comune comune.riesepiox.tv.it
  7. museum guide /riesepiox.it
  8. ISTAT (ed.). "Foreign citizens: resident population by sex and demographic balance on 31st December 2024" . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  9. cittadini stranieri tuttiitalia.it
  10. "amministrazione/sindaco". comune.riesepiox.tv.it (in Italian). 12 July 2024..