Cerro Veronese ( cim, kame Cire; vec, El Sèro) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) 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 Tren ...
in the
Italian 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
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
and about north of
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,274 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.] It is part of the
Thirteen Communities
The Thirteen Communities ( cim, Dreizehn Komoin, german: Dreizehn Gemeinden, it, Tredici Comuni) were a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that once primarily spoke the Cimbrian language, a dialect of Upper German, as their native tongu ...
, a group of villages which historically speak the
Cimbrian language
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 ...
.
Cerro Veronese borders the following municipalities:
Bosco Chiesanuova,
Grezzana, and
Roverè Veronese.
Celebrations
Sant'Osvaldo
Cerro people used to celebrate their saint protector,
Saint Oswald, every 5 August with a religious ceremony in the main church. In addition, the celebration lasts a pair of days with local food stands (in particular typical
salami
Salami ( ) is a cured sausage consisting of fermented and air-dried meat, typically pork. Historically, salami was popular among Southern, Eastern, and Central European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for up to 45 ...
and
cheese
Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During productio ...
) and popular fairs.
Fragolosa
Also known as ''Festa della fragola'' (Strawberry festival), it's the most important event concerning a typical fruit of the zone,
strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
(in Italian ''fragola''). It's the most awaited celebration after Giocondo's death. ''Fragolosa'' is mainly celebrated on the second weekend of July and it's one week long. A lot of stands are exposed, especially in the ''Piazza Alferia'', the largest square of the town.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.cerro-veronese.it/
Cities and towns in Veneto
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