Noventa Padovana is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Padua
The Province of Padua (''Provincia di Padova'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.
Geography
It has an area of 2,142 km2, and a total population of 936,492 (2016) making it the most populated pr ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
, located about west of
Venice
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and about east of
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...
.
In the 13th century, the castle of Noventa Padovana was the residence of
Isabella of England
Isabella of England (1214 – 1 December 1241) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet. She became Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Sicily, Italy and Germany from 1235 until her death as the third wife of Emperor Frederick II.
Life B ...
, the wife of emperor
Frederick II.
Noventa's territory is characterized by numerous patrician villas from the 16th to 18th centuries, such as
*Villa Valmarana
*Villa Giustiniani
*Villa Saccomani
*Villa Todeschini
*Villa Manzoni
*
Villa Giovannelli Colonna
The Villa Giovannelli Colonna is a rural palace located in Noventa Padovana, in the region of the Veneto near Padua, northern Italy, which once was famous for its splendid decorations.
The villa was commissioned in the late 17th century by the Gi ...
Twin towns
Noventa Padovana is
twinned with:
*
Municipality of Šoštanj
The Municipality of Šoštanj (; sl, Občina Šoštanj) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šoštanj
Šoštanj (; german: Schönstein) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Munic ...
, Slovenia, since 1984
*
Umag
Umag (; it, Umago) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia.
Geography
It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia.
Population
Umag has a population of 7,281, with a total municipal populatio ...
, Croatia, since 1984
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto
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