Lonigo

Comune in Veneto, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Lonigo

45°23′0″N 11°23′0″E / 45.38333°N 11.38333°E / 45.38333; 11.38333CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceVicenza (VI)FrazioniAlmisano, Bagnolo, Lobia Vicentina, Madonna, MonticelloGovernment

• MayorpeirLuigi GiacomelloArea

^[1]

• Total49 km² (19 sq mi)Elevation

31 m (102 ft)Population

(30 September 2017)^[2]

• Total16,441 • Density340/km² (870/sq mi)DemonymLeoniceniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

36045

Dialing code0444Patron saintSts. Quirico and GiulittaSaint dayMarch 25WebsiteOfficial website

Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.^[3]

In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site. Another villa in the comune, Rocca Pisana, was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi.

Outside the town is the church and complex of the 16th-century Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli.

Transport

Lonigo railway station

Twin towns

Lonigo is twinned with:

Abensberg, Germany, since 1999

Sport

Lonigo is well known for motorcycle speedway and has a stadium known as the Santa Marina Stadium, which is a 5,000-capacity venue.^[4] Lonigo had previously had another speedway venue from 1947 to 1972.^[5]

Notable people

Mei Zhanchun (1864–1923), Franciscan Order Roman Catholic priest

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Source: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/2009 [1].
^ "Home". Moto Club Lonigo. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "LONIGO PARCO IPPODROMO COMUNALE - Italy". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 29 January 2023.