Legnago

Not to be confused with Legnano or Legnaro.

Legnago (Italian pronunciation: [leɲˈɲaːɡo]) is a town and comune in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy, with population (2012) of 25,439.^[3] It is located on the Adige river, about 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Verona. Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and tobacco.

Legnago
Comune
Città di Legnago
Cathedral of Legnago
Legnago within the Province of Verona
Location of Legnago
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Coordinates: 45°11′40″N 11°18′45″E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Canove, Casette, Porto, San Pietro, San Vito, Terranegra, Torretta, Vangadizza, Vigo[1]
Government
• Mayor	Clara Scapin
Area [2]
• Total	79.66 km2 (30.76 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017)[3]
• Total	25,204
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Demonym	Legnaghesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37045, 37040
Dialing code	0442
Patron saint	Saint Martin
Saint day	November 11
Website	Official website

History

Traces of human presence in the area date back to the Bronze Age.

Legnago had an important military role since the early Middle Ages. In the 19th century it was one of the Quadrilatero fortresses, the main strongpoint of the Austrian Lombardy-Venetia puppet state during the Italian Wars of Independence. The present fortifications were planned and made in 1815, the older defences having been destroyed by Napoleon I in 1801.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of its province, near the borders with the ones of Rovigo, Padua and Vicenza, Legnago borders with the municipalities of Angiari, Bergantino (RO), Bonavigo, Boschi Sant'Anna, Castelnovo Bariano (RO), Cerea, Minerbe, Terrazzo and Villa Bartolomea. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Canove, Casette, Porto, San Pietro, San Vito, Terranegra, Torretta, Vangadizza and Vigo.^[1]

Main sights

• Church of San Salvaro (12th century).
• Cathedral (Duomo), from the 18th century.
• The Torrione ("Grand Tower"), dating from the 14th century, the only surviving tower from the old medieval walls.

Culture

In honour of Legnago's most famous native, the composer Antonio Salieri, there is a Salieri Opera Festival every autumn sponsored by the Fondazione Culturale Antonio Salieri and dedicated to rediscovering his work and those of his contemporaries. A theatre in Legnago has also been renamed in his honour.^[4]

People

• Antonio Salieri (1750–1825), composer and teacher
• Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle (1827–1897), art historian
• Apollo Granforte (1886–1975), operatic baritone
• Alfredo de Palchi (1926-2020), poet and translator
• Paolo Ruberti (born 1975), racing driver

Sport

The local football club is the F.C. Legnago Salus S.S.D.

References

1. (in Italian) Municipal statute of Legnago
2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2012
4. "Salieri Opera Festival". Teatro Salieri (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2010.

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Legnago". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)