Cerea is a town and ''
comune'' in the
province of Verona
The Province of Verona ( it, Provincia di Verona) is a province in the Veneto administrative region of Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake GardaItaly's largestis divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia (Lombardy region) and Trenti ...
,
Veneto, northern
Italy.
History
From 923 AD until 1223 Cerea was a ''castrum'' (fortification). On 1223 Cerea it became a "
comune" but, a year after, it was plundered because of the war between
Mantua and
Verona. A period of decadence followed, also because of the frequent
epidemics
An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί ''epi'' "upon or above" and δῆμος ''demos'' "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of patients among a given population within an area in a short period of time.
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. In the 18th century, under the
Venetian rule, Cerea began to grow and the noblemen started building their villas.
Classic furniture in Cerea has a long and rich history. Cerea started manufacturing art furniture during the Twenties in the Asparetto suburb. Here, a "marangon" (artisan), Giuseppe Merlin, was hired by Ing. Bresciani to restore an ancient piece of furniture from the 600 century. He then moved on to reproduce furniture from older ages faithfully. He and other artisans expanded and now Cerea has more than 500 furniture factories, 95% of which are still handcraft shops.
Sports
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A.S.D. Cerea 1912 football club
Sources
Official websiteNatural area in Cerea
Cities and towns in Veneto
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