Recoaro Terme (
Cimbrian
Cimbrian ( cim, zimbar, links=no, ; german: Zimbrisch; it, cimbro) refers to any of several local Upper German varieties spoken in northeastern Italy. The speakers of the language are known as ''Zimbern'' in German.
Cimbrian is a Germanic l ...
: 'Recobör'', ''Rocabör'' o ''Ricaber'
) is a town and ''
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 ...
'' in the
province of Vicenza
The Province of Vicenza ( it, Provincia di Vicenza) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Veneto region in northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.
The province has an area of 2,722.53 km², and a total population of 865,082 (as o ...
,
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 ...
, Italy. It is known for his mineral spring waters: ''Lora'' is bottled and commercialized, while some of the others are used for
hydrotherapy
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in ''Terme Recoaro''
Spa
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.
History
![Recoaro terme3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Recoaro_terme3.jpg)
The area of Recoaro was settled in the 13th century by German colonists, a document mentioning a ''villa'' in Rovegliana (now a ''
frazione
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'' of Recoaro) in 1262. Later it was under the
Scaliger
The Della Scala family, whose members were known as Scaligeri () or Scaligers (; from the Latinized ''de Scalis''), was the ruling family of Verona and mainland Veneto (except for Venice) from 1262 to 1387, for a total of 125 years.
History
Wh ...
, the
Visconti of Milan
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and then under the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
, to which it belonged until the late 18th century.
In 1689 thermal waters were discovered, which led to the development of Recoaro as a tourist resort in the following century, although most of the population lived on agriculture until the 19th century.
After being part of the Austrian puppet
Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia ( la, links=no, Regnum Langobardiae et Venetiae), commonly called the "Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom" ( it, links=no, Regno Lombardo-Veneto, german: links=no, Königreich Lombardo-Venetien), was a constituent land ...
, Recoaro became part of the
unified Kingdom of Italy in 1866.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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sojourned here in 1881 and allegedly received the inspiration for his ''
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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''. He wrote:
During World War II, Recoaro was the site of a German
Wehrmacht
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command, using numerous occupied buildings, including the spa; this was bombed by Allied air forces in April 1945.
After World War II Recoaro it became an important center for the bottling of the homonymous mineral water ''Acqua Recoaro'' and other beverages; reaching a considerable development in the Italian market with a vast array of drinks, including two trademarks: ''Gingerino'' and ''Acqua Brillante'' (a
tonic water
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).
Main sights
*Church of Santa Giuliana (14th century)
*Church of San Bernardo (14th century)
Transportation
The main connection is Provincial road (ex state road) 246.
Twin towns
*
Neustadt an der Donau
Neustadt an der Donau is a town in Lower Bavaria on the Danube in Bavaria, Germany. Lying on the western border of Landkreis Kelheim, Neustadt is primarily known for the thermal spa Bad Gögging. Neustadt had a population of 12,753 as of ...
, Germany, since 1989
*
Colonia Carolina,
Argentina
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References
External links
''Terme Recoaro'' Spaofficial website
''Acqua Recoaro''website
''Gingerino''website
''Acqua Brillante''website
(Google Maps)
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Cities and towns in Veneto
Spa towns in Italy