Arzignano is an industrial town and '' comune'' in the Province of Vicenza in Veneto, Italy. It is located from Vicenza, in the Valle del Chiampo.

History

In 1413, during a campaign of King

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against the Republic of Venice, its castle was besieged by Hungarian troops under Pippo Spano.

Main sights

*Sanctuary of '' Santa Maria delle Grazie'', built after the plague of 1485. *Church of ''Sant'Agata di Tezze'', originating in the early 15th century in the site of a pre-existing chapel.

Sport

The main club of the city, Arzignano Valchiampo, currently plays in Serie C.

Notable people

* Achille Beltrame, painter and illustrator * Marzia Kjellberg, former YouTube personality, fashion designer, and wife of PewDiePie * Armando Castagna, former international

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider * Filippo Dani,

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

for Arzignano Valchiampo on loan from

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

* Angelo Furlan, former professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

Alessandra Galiotto Alessandra Galiotto (born 28 September 1983 in Arzignano) is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beij ...

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and

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

Luca Ghiotto Luca Ghiotto (born 24 February 1995) is an Italian racing driver who most recently raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for DAMS. Career Karting Born in Arzignano, Ghiotto entered karting in 2008, when he took the title in the KF3 class of th ...

, racing driver currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe *

Giuseppe Marzotto Giuseppe Marzotto (born 30 January 1944, in Arzignano) is a former Italian international motorcycle speedway rider. Career Marzotto began competing in scooter gymkhanas at the age of 16, riding under the pseudonym "Charlie Brown" because his par ...

, former international

rider *

Stefano Mazzocco Stefano Mazzocco (born April 13, 1980 in Arzignano) is an Italian professional football player currently playing for A.C. Pavia. He played 2 seasons (3 games) in the Serie A for Vicenza Calcio. Honours * Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") ...

for Pavia * Paolo Negro, retired

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player and manager * Mattia Sandrini,

for Real Vicenza on loan from Parma * Andrea Tecchio,

for

Rovigo Calcio Rovigo Calcio is an Italian association football club from Rovigo, Veneto. History The club was founded in 1893. In the 2005–06 season of Serie D, Rovigo finished first in Girone D, winning direct promotion to Serie C2, returning to a pro ...

on loan from

L.R. Vicenza Virtus L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 ...

Delfo Zorzi Delfo Zorzi (born July 3, 1947), presently known as , is an Italian-born Japanese neo-fascist. Biography Delfo Zorzi was born in Arzignano, near Vicenza, Italy, on July 3, 1947. In 1968 he moved to Naples to study Asian languages, later graduat ...

, Italian-born Japanese

neo-fascist Neo-fascism is a post-World War II far-right ideology that includes significant elements of fascism. Neo-fascism usually includes ultranationalism, racial supremacy, populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xenophobia, and anti-immigration sent ...

and acquitted suspect in Piazza Fontana bombing

References

Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub