San Pietro in Cariano

San Pietro in Cariano (Venetian: San Piero in Carian) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Venice and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Verona. It is located in the geographical region of Valpolicella.

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Comune
Comune di San Pietro in Cariano
Location of San Pietro in Cariano
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Coordinates: 45°31′N 10°53′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Bure, Castelrotto, Corrubbio, Pedemonte, San Floriano,
Government
• Mayor	Giorgio Accordini
Area [1]
• Total	20.25 km2 (7.82 sq mi)
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Population  (1 June 2007)[2]
• Total	12,863
• Density	640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Carianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37029
Dialing code	045
Patron saint	St. Peter Apostle
Saint day	29 June
Website	Official website

The main attraction is the Romanesque pieve of San Floriano (10th century) and Villa Serego, a Palladian villa designed by Andrea Palladio.

Twin towns

San Pietro in Cariano is twinned with:^[3]

• Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
• Ludlow, England, United Kingdom
• Stans, Austria

See also

• Vicariate of Valpolicella

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. "Comuni Gemellati". comune.sanpietroincariano.vr.it (in Italian). San Pietro in Cariano. Retrieved 2019-12-19.

External links

• Official website