Camponogara
Camponogara (Venetian: Camponogara) is a town in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is west of SP13, not far from the nearby Brenta river. Economy is based on the production of wine, including Cabernet and Merlot, and manufacturing of shoes and leather products.
Camponogara
Camponogara | |
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| Comune di Camponogara | |
.JPG.webp) The parish church of Santa Maria Assunta and San Prosdocimo. On the right, the town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Camponogara 
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  Camponogara Location of Camponogara in Italy  Camponogara Camponogara (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′N 12°4′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Metropolitan city | Venice (VE) |
| Frazioni | Calcroci, Campoverardo, Premaore, Prozzolo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Fusato (since 26th May 2019) (civic list "Insieme con Antonio Fusato") |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (30 Novembre 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,187 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Camponogaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30010 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 041 |
| ISTAT code | 027004 |
| Patron saint | Saint Apollonia |
| Saint day | 9 February |
| Website | Official website |
Camponogara is split into different frazioni: Premaore, Camponogara, Calcroci and Campoverardo.
History
Toponimy
The name of the town derives from Latin by the words campus and nux ("field" and "walnut"), later simplified by Venetian language to Camponogara. That name stands as a witness of the ancient plantations typical of the territory.
Even the names of the frazioni of Camponogara have a meaning: Campoverardo derives from the Germanic name Eberhard, probably a famous man that visited that territory during the 7th century, Prozzolo comes from the Latin word praedium ("little agricultural fund"), Premaore is translated in "prato maggiore" ("biggest field").
Important locality are: Pila, between Calcroci and Prozzolo, Arzerini, between Campoverardo and Dolo, and Cornio, between Premaore and Campolongo Maggiore. The name Pila comes from the ancient rice husking industry (in Italian "pilatura"), between the 7th-8th Century.
Monuments and POI
• Chiesa dei Santi Maria Assunta e Prosdocimo, in the city center.
• Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta, in Campoverardo.
• Oratorio della Beata Vergine del Rosario, in Campoverardo.
• Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo, in Prozzolo
• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, in Premaore.
Culture
Education
The comprehensive institute "Antonio Gramsci" is situated in Camponogara. Two kindergartens, three primary schools and one lower secondary school are part of this institution. There is also a municipal kindergarten and two equal kindergartens.
Library
In the village there is a public library, the second of the Riviera del Brenta after that of Dolo.
In 2001, the "Università Popolare di Camponogara" was founded, which has branch offices in most of the municipalities of the Riviera del Brenta. Since 2016, it has also been active in Marcon and Brugine.
Theatre
Near the town centre there's "Dario Fo'" Theatre, where concerts, movies and shows are performed.
Notable People
- Matteo Vanzan Master corporal of the Lagunari regiment, killed in combat in Nassiriya on 17 May 2004.
- Domenico Menin di Giovanni, born in Camponogara on 8 October 1833, lived in Rome, engineer. Member of the Expedition of the Thousand with Giuseppe Garibaldi.
- Alessandro Terrin, Italian swimmer born in Camponogara.
- Ermes Parolini, (1894-1979), a general practitioner who lived and practised medicine in Camponogara. He joined the Italian resistance movement in 1943, and treated injured British soldiers and partisans. He was incarcerated and tortured in 1945 to force him to reveal information. He was given official recognition after the end of World War II.[3][4]
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- "La comunità ricorda Ermes Parolini Â"Lottò per pace, libertà e giustiziaÂ"". Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Comitato "Ermes Parolini" (2003). Per non dimenticare Ermes Parolini. Testimonianze di un impegno durato una vita. ANPI, AVL, Provincia di Venezia, Sezioni di Camponogara.
External links
(in Italian) Università Popolare di Camponogara
(in Italian) Istituto Comprensivo "Antonio Gramsci" Camponogara
Category:Lists of municipalities of Italy