Negrar di Valpolicella

Negrar di Valpolicella is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Venice and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Verona. Since 8 February 2019, the official name has been changed to "Negrar di Valpolicella" (L.R. n. 7, 8 February 2019) after a referendum was held in the town.^[3]

Negrar di Valpolicella
Comune
Comune di Negrar di Valpolicella
Coat of arms
Location of Negrar di Valpolicella
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Coordinates: 45°32′N 10°56′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Arbizzano, Jago, Fane, Mazzano, Montecchio, Prun, Santa Maria, Torbe
Government
• Mayor	Fausto Rossignioli
Area [1]
• Total	40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2015)[2]
• Total	17,119
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37024 capoluogo, 37020 frazioni
Dialing code	045
Patron saint	Saint Martin
Website	Official website

History

In prehistoric times, it was a center of the Arusnati, a not-well-known population of perhaps mixed origins. In the Middle Ages it was a free commune until it was acquired by the Scaliger of Verona (14th century). Later it was part of the Republic of Venice, under which, in 1791, it received the right to hold a livestock market. In 2020 the municipality announced that a Roman villa had been discovered beneath a local vineyard.^[4]

Archaeology

Mosaico Negrar

In May 2020, the discovery of a well-preserved Roman mosaic floor dating to the 3rd century AD buried underneath a vineyard is reported after about a century of searching the site of a long-lost villa.^[5][6][7][8]

Economy

Negrar and its villages are mainly devoted to agriculture, with production of cherries, vine and fruit, and of wines such as Valpolicella, Amarone and Recioto.

Notable people

• Andrea Benvenuti, athlete
• Pietro Boselli, engineer, former mathematician and model
• Davide Formolo, cyclist
• Matteo Manassero, professional golfer
• Damiano Tommasi, ex professional footballer, mayor of Verona
• Ronnie Quintarelli, racing driver.

Gallery

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  Panorama
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  vineyards
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  vineyards
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  Villa Mosconi Bertani and Amarone vineyards
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  Villa Rizzardi and Amarone vineyards

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. "Risultati ufficiosi Referendum Consultivo Cambio Denominazione". www.comunenegrar.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-04-13.
4. "Roman mosaic floor found under Italian vineyard". BBC News. BBC. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
5. Rob Picheta. "Perfectly preserved ancient Roman mosaic floor discovered in Italy". CNN. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
6. "Ancient Roman mosaic floor discovered under vines in Italy". the Guardian. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
7. "Roman mosaic floor found under Italian vineyard". BBC News. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
8. "Perfectly preserved ancient Roman mosaic floor unearthed beneath Italian vineyard". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-08.

External links

• Official website