Nove is a town and ''
comune'' in the
province of Vicenza in the region of
Veneto, north-eastern
Italy, with just over 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on the
Brenta river, near
Marostica
Marostica (; vec, Maròstega ), is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is mostly famous for its live chess event and for the local cherry variety.
History
Between the 11th and 13th centuries, the loca ...
and
Bassano del Grappa.
The town is home of a local network of
ceramic industries.
The name of the town comes from the antique Italian ''nove'', in the meaning of "new". As matter of fact, the lands where the town is located were considered new because of the lowering of the level of the Brenta. The lowering of the river revealed soft lands rich of
clay. The first
artisans
An artisan (from french: artisan, it, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art, s ...
of the area started using the clay for the production of
pottery.
The town have a beautiful ceramic museum with a Pablo Picasso gallipot and other important pieces of the 18th and 19th century.
International relations
Nove is
twinned with:
*
Welkenraedt,
Belgium
*
Langhirano
Langhirano (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about south of Parma.
Langhirano borders the following municipalities: Calestano, Cornigli ...
,
Italy
*
Montelupo Fiorentino,
Italy
*
Carlos Barbosa,
Brazil
References
External links
traditional ceramic whistles of Nove, so-called "Cuchi"
Cities and towns in Veneto
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