Vigasio 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 Verona in the
Italian
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region
Veneto
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, located about west of
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...
and about southwest 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 7,393 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
The municipality of Vigasio contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Isolalta and Forette.
Vigasio borders the following municipalities:
Buttapietra,
Castel d'Azzano,
Isola della Scala
Isola della Scala is a ''comune'' (municipality) of c. 10,000 inhabitants in the Province of Verona in the Italian region of Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southeast of Verona.
Isola della Scala borders the following municipalit ...
,
Nogarole Rocca
Nogarole Rocca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southwest of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,088 and an area of .All demograph ...
,
Povegliano Veronese
Povegliano Veronese ( vec, Pojan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about from the Catullo Airport (Verona's Airport).
Demographic evolution
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Trevenzuolo
Trevenzuolo is a ''comune'' with 2,431 inhabitants in the province of Verona. A Roman bronze figure of a lady was found in the village in the nineteenth century and is now in the British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicat ...
, and
Villafranca di Verona
Villafranca di Verona is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Verona in the Veneto, Northern Italy.
History
The position on the ancient via Postumia and the perpendicular intersection structure of its roads suggests that the city had Roma ...
.
Composer
Italo Montemezzi
Italo Montemezzi (August 4, 1875 – May 15, 1952) was an Italian composer. He is best known for his opera '' L'amore dei tre re'' (''The Love of the Three Kings''), once part of the standard repertoire. It is now seldom performed.
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was a native of Vigasio.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.vigasio.vr.it/
Cities and towns in Veneto
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