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| For other uses, see Verona (disambiguation). | WIKI |
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| Verona Verona/Verxc3xb2naxc2xa0xc2xa0(Venetian)ComuneComune di VeronaA collage of Verona, clockwise from top left to right: View of Piazza Bra from Verona Arena, House of Juliet, Verona Arena, Ponte Pietra at sunset, Statue of Madonna Verona's fountain in Piazza Erbe, view of Piazza Erbe from Lamberti Tower FlagCoat of armsLocation of Verona VeronaLocation of Verona in VenetoShow map of ItalyVeronaVerona (Veneto)Show map of VenetoCoordinates: 45xc2xb026xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3N 10xc2xb059xe2x80xb234xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf45.43861xc2xb0N 10.99278xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 45.43861; 10.99278Coordinates: 45xc2xb026xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3N 10xc2xb059xe2x80xb234xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf45.43861xc2xb0N 10.99278xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 45.43861; 10.99278CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceVerona (VR)FrazioniAvesa, San Michele Extra, San Massimo all'Adige, Quinzano, Quinto di Valpantena, Poiano di Valpantena, Parona di Valpolicella, Montorio Veronese, Mizzole, Marchesino, Chievo, Cxc3xa0 di David e MoruriGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorFederico Sboarina (Independent)Area[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total206.63xc2xa0km2 (79.78xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation59xc2xa0m (194xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(2019)[2]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total259,608xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sqxc2xa0mi)Demonym(s)VeroneseScaligeroTime zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code37100Dialingxc2xa0code045ISTAT code023091 Patron saintSaint Zeno of VeronaSaint day12 AprilWebsiteOfficial website UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaCultural: ii, ivReference797Inscription2000 (24th session)Area444.4 haBufferxc2xa0zone303.98 ha | WIKI |
| Verona (/vxc9x99xcbx88roxcax8anxc9x99/ vxc9x99-ROH-nxc9x99, Italian:xc2xa0[vexcbx88roxcbx90na] (listen); Venetian: Verona or Verxc3xb2na) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 259,610 inhabitants. | WIKI |
| The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of 1,426xc2xa0km2 (550.58xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. | WIKI |
| [4] The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. | WIKI |
| Two of William Shakespeare's plays are set in Verona: Romeo and Juliet (which also features Romeo's sojourn to Mantua) and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. | WIKI |
| It is unknown if Shakespeare ever visited Verona or Italy, but his plays have lured many visitors to Verona and surrounding cities. | WIKI |
| Verona was also the birthplace of Isotta Nogarola, who is said to be the first major female humanist and one of the most important humanists of the Renaissance. | WIKI |
| Main articles: History of Verona and Timeline of Verona | WIKI |
| The Roman Ponte Pietra in Verona | WIKI |
| The precise details of Verona's early history remain a mystery. | WIKI |
| Verona became a Roman colonia in 89 BC. | WIKI |
| But, after Verona was conquered by the Ostrogoths in 489, the Gothic domination of Italy began. | WIKI |
| Adalgisus, son of Desiderius, in 774 made his last desperate resistance in Verona to Charlemagne, who had destroyed the Lombard kingdom. | WIKI |
| Verona became the ordinary residence of the kings of Italy, the government of the city becoming hereditary in the family of Count Milo, progenitor of the counts of San Bonifacio. | WIKI |
| Otto I ceded to Verona the marquisate dependent on the Duchy of Bavaria, however, the increasing wealth of the burgher families eclipsed the power of the counts, and in 1135 Verona was organised as a free commune. | WIKI |
| In 1164 Verona joined with Vicenza, Padua and Treviso to create the Veronese League, which was integrated with the Lombard League in 1167 to battle against Frederick I Barbarossa. | WIKI |
| In 1257 he caused the slaughter of 11,000 Paduans on the plain of Verona (Campi di Verona). | WIKI |
| After a three years war, the Scaliger dominions were reduced to Verona and Vicenza (Mastino's daughter Regina-Beatrice della Scala married to Barnabxc3xb2 Visconti). | WIKI |
| Having exhausted all his resources, he fled from Verona at midnight (19 October 1387), thus putting an end to the Scaliger domination, which, however, survived in its monuments. | WIKI |
| The year 1387 is also the year of the Battle of Castagnaro, between Giovanni Ordelaffi, for Verona, and John Hawkwood, for Padua, who was the winner. | WIKI |
| Antonio's son Canfrancesco attempted in vain to recover Verona (1390). | WIKI |
| Guglielmo (1404), natural son of Cangrande II, was more fortunate; with the support of the people, he drove out the Milanese, but he died ten days after, and Verona then submitted to Venice (1405). | WIKI |
| The last representatives of the Scaligeri lived at the imperial court and repeatedly attempted to recover Verona by the aid of popular risings. | WIKI |
| Around 33,000 people died in Verona (over 60 per cent of the population at the time) in 1630xe2x80x931631. | WIKI |
| Verona was occupied by Napoleon in 1797, but on Easter Monday the populace rose and drove out the French. | WIKI |
| Verona became Austrian territory when Napoleon signed the Treaty of Campo Formio in October 1797. | WIKI |
| The Congress of Verona, which met on 20 October 1822, was part of the series of international conferences or congresses, opening with the Congress of Vienna in 1814xe2x80x9315, that marked the continuing enforcement of the "Concert of Europe". | WIKI |
| In 1866, following the Third Italian War of Independence, Verona, along with the rest of Venetia, became part of United Italy. | WIKI |
| The Arche scaligere, tombs of the ancient lords of Verona | WIKI |
| The advent of fascism added another dark chapter to the annals of Verona. | WIKI |
| An Austrian Fort (now a church, the Santuario della Madonna di Lourdes), was used to incarcerate and torture Allied troops, Jews and anti-fascists, especially after 1943, when Verona became part of the Italian Social Republic. | WIKI |
| As in Austrian times, Verona became of great strategic importance to the regime. | WIKI |
| Galeazzo Ciano, Benito Mussolini's son-in-law, was accused of plotting against the republic; in a show trial staged in January 1944 by the Nazi and fascist hierarchy at Castelvecchio (the Verona trial), Ciano was executed on the banks of the Adige with many other officers on what is today Via Colombo. | WIKI |
| After World War II, as Italy joined the NATO alliance, Verona once again acquired its strategic importance, due to its geographical closeness to the Iron Curtain. | WIKI |
| Verona has a humid subtropical climate characteristic of Northern Italy's inland plains, with hot summers and cold, humid winters, even though Lake Garda has a partial influence on the city. | WIKI |
| Climate data for Verona (1971xe2x80x932000, extremes 1946xe2x80x93present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 19.8(67.6) 22.1(71.8) 27.2(81.0) 31.8(89.2) 36.6(97.9) 38(100) 38.2(100.8) 39.0(102.2) 33.2(91.8) 29.2(84.6) 23.6(74.5) 18.8(65.8) 39.0(102.2) Average high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 6.1(43.0) 8.9(48.0) 13.4(56.1) 17.2(63.0) 22.7(72.9) 26.3(79.3) 29.2(84.6) 28.8(83.8) 24.4(75.9) 18.0(64.4) 11.0(51.8) 6.7(44.1) 17.7(63.9) Daily mean xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 2.5(36.5) 4.5(40.1) 8.4(47.1) 12.0(53.6) 17.2(63.0) 20.8(69.4) 23.6(74.5) 23.3(73.9) 19.0(66.2) 13.3(55.9) 7.1(44.8) 3.1(37.6) 12.9(55.2) Average low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) xe2x88x921.2(29.8) 0.1(32.2) 3.4(38.1) 6.8(44.2) 11.7(53.1) 15.4(59.7) 18.0(64.4) 17.8(64.0) 13.7(56.7) 8.7(47.7) 3.2(37.8) xe2x88x920.4(31.3) 8.1(46.6) Record low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) xe2x88x9218.4(xe2x88x921.1) xe2x88x9218.4(xe2x88x921.1) xe2x88x9210.4(13.3) xe2x88x922.2(28.0) 0.0(32.0) 3.8(38.8) 7.3(45.1) 8.1(46.6) 2.0(35.6) xe2x88x924.6(23.7) xe2x88x927.9(17.8) xe2x88x9215.5(4.1) xe2x88x9218.4(xe2x88x921.1) Average precipitation mm (inches) 50.9(2.00) 43.3(1.70) 48.7(1.92) 70.4(2.77) 74.2(2.92) 87.2(3.43) 62.6(2.46) 81.7(3.22) 76.2(3.00) 91.0(3.58) 64.8(2.55) 52.5(2.07) 803.5(31.63) Average precipitation days (xe2x89xa5 1.0 mm) 6.8 5.1 6.0 8.9 8.6 8.6 5.5 5.8 6.0 7.4 7.1 6.2 82.0 Average relative humidity (%) 85 78 73 75 73 73 73 74 76 81 84 84 77 Mean monthly sunshine hours 94 102 156 180 241 255 304 262 199 158 72 81 2,104 Source 1: Servizio Meteorologico (humidity 1961xe2x80x931990)[10][11][12] Source 2: Danish Meteorological Institute (sun, 1931xe2x80x931960)[13] | WIKI |
| In 2009, 265,368 people were residing in Verona, located in the province of Verona, Veneto, of whom 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. | WIKI |
| The average age of Verona residents is 43 compared to the Italian average of 42. | WIKI |
| In the five years between 2002 and 2007, the population of Verona grew by 3.05%, while Italy as a whole grew by 3.85%. | WIKI |
| [15] The current birth rate of Verona is 9.24 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 9.45 births. | WIKI |
| Palazzo Barbieri is Verona City Hall | WIKI |
| Since the local government political reorganization in 1993, Verona has been governed by the City Council of Verona, which is based in Palazzo Barbieri. | WIKI |
| Voters elect directly 33 councilors and the Mayor of Verona every five years. | WIKI |
| Verona is also the capital of its own province. | WIKI |
| The current Mayor of Verona is Federico Sboarina (FI), elected on 26 June 2017. | WIKI |
| This is a list of the mayors of Verona since 1946: | WIKI |
| See also: Category:Buildings and structures in Verona | WIKI |
| Because of the value and importance of its many historical buildings, Verona has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| Verona preserved many ancient Roman monuments (including the magnificent Arena) in the early Middle Ages, but many of its early medieval edifices were destroyed or heavily damaged by the earthquake of 3 January 1117, which led to a massive Romanesque rebuilding. | WIKI |
| The Carolingian period Versus de Verona contains an important description of Verona in the early medieval era. | WIKI |
| Piazza delle Erbe, near the Roman forum was rebuilt by Cangrande I and Cansignorio della Scala I, lords of Verona, using material (such as marble blocks and statues) from Roman spas and villas. | WIKI |
| Verona is famous for its Roman amphitheater, the Arena, found in the city's largest piazza, the Piazza Bra. | WIKI |
| There is also a variety of other Roman monuments to be found in the town, such as the Roman theatre of Verona. | WIKI |
| The inscription is dated 245 AD and gives the city name as Colonia Verona Augusta. | WIKI |
| Santo Stefano church is dedicated to the first Christian martyr, was erected in the Paleochristian era, and houses the burials of the first bishops of Verona. | WIKI |
| The Verona Cathedral | WIKI |
| The Basilica of San Zeno Maggiore is Romanesque style church, the third such structure on its site, built from 1123xe2x80x931135, over the 4th-century shrine to Verona's patron saint, St. Zeno (died 380). | WIKI |
| The vaulted crypt contains the tomb of St. Zeno, the first Bishop of Verona, as well as the tombs of several other saints. | WIKI |
| Verona was the birthplace of Catullus, and the town that Julius Caesar chose for relaxing stays. | WIKI |
| Verona featured in the travel diaries of Goethe, Stendhal, Paul Valxc3xa9ry and Michel de Montaigne. | WIKI |
| The British writer Tim Parks has been living near Verona since the 1980s and the city is central to many of his books, notably A Season with Verona and Italian Neighbors. | WIKI |
| Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, which was used as a venue at the 1990 FIFA World Cup is home to Verona's major football clubs Hellas Verona and Chievo Verona | WIKI |
| Historically, the city's major team has been Hellas Verona. | WIKI |
| Hellas Verona won the Italian Serie A championship in 1984xe2x80x9385, and played in the European Cup the following year. | WIKI |
| Chievo Verona represents Chievo, a suburb of Verona. | WIKI |
| Virtus Vecomp Verona is another Verona-based football club. | WIKI |
| Verona is home to the volleyball team Marmi Lanza Verona (now in Serie A1), the rugby team Franklin and Marshall Cus Verona Rugby (now in Serie A1), and the basketball team Scaligera Basket (now in Legadue). | WIKI |
| Verona also hosted the baseball world cup in 2009, and the Volleyball World Cup in Septemberxe2x80x93October 2010. | WIKI |
| Verona is hosting the Volleyball Women's World Championship in Septemberxe2x80x93October 2014. | WIKI |
| An ATV bus in Verona | WIKI |
| Public transit has been operated by the provincial public transport company, Azienda Trasporti Verona (ATV), since 2007. | WIKI |
| From 1884 to 1951, the city was served by the Verona tram networkxc2xa0[it]. | WIKI |
| An incline lift, the Verona funicular, opened in 2017 and provides access from the Ponte Pietra to the Roman theatre museum and San Pietro Castle. | WIKI |
| Verona lies at a major route crossing where the north-south rail line from the Brenner Pass to Rome intersects with the east-west line between Milan and Venice, giving the city rail access to most of Europe. | WIKI |
| Verona's main station is Verona Porta Nuova railway station, to the south of the city center. | WIKI |
| There is a lesser station to the east of the city at Porta Vescovo, which used to be the main station in Verona, but now only receives trains between Venice and Porta Nuova. | WIKI |
| Verona airport | WIKI |
| Verona Airport is located 10xc2xa0km (6.2xc2xa0mi) southwest of Verona. | WIKI |
| There are direct flights between Verona and Rome Fiumicino, Munich, Berlin, Moscow, Naples, Frankfurt, Catania, London Gatwick, Dublin, Palermo, Cork, Manchester, Liverpool[21] and Cagliari among others. | WIKI |
| Verona is twinned with:[22] | WIKI |
| Verona has friendly relations with:[22] | WIKI |
| Two of William Shakespeare's plays, the famous Romeo and Juliet, as well as the lesser-known The Two Gentlemen of Verona, are set in the city of Verona. | WIKI |
| Although no surviving evidence suggests that Shakespeare had ever been to the city, or even the nation of Italy, for that matter, the city's presence in his work has inspired increased tourism to Verona and the surrounding areas ever since. | WIKI |
| During the 5th century, Verona was occupied by the Ostrogoth Theodoric I, later by the Lombards, and in 774 by Charlemagne. | UNESCO |
| The heart of Verona is the ensemble consisting of the Piazza delle Erbe (with its picturesque fruit and vegetable market) and the Piazza dei Signori, with historic buildings that include the Palazzo del Comune, Palazzo del Governo, Loggia del Consiglio, Arche Scaligere, and Domus Nova. | UNESCO |
| Veronaxe2x80x99s surviving architecture and urban structure reflects the evolution of this fortified town over its 2,000 year history. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): In its urban structure and its architecture, Verona is an outstanding example of a town that has developed progressively and uninterruptedly over 2,000 years, incorporating artistic elements of the highest quality from each succeeding period. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): Verona represents in an exceptional way the concept of the fortified town at several seminal stages of European history. | UNESCO |
| The historic city of Verona today contains elements representing its 2,000 year history: the Roman period, Romanesque, Middle Ages and Renaissance which have survived intact until the 19th century. | UNESCO |
| Although Veronaxe2x80x99s buildings suffered significant damage during World War II, the post-war reconstruction plan (1946) maintained its original structure and the reconstruction process was carried out with utmost care. | UNESCO |
| The role of Professor Piero Gazzola, first President of ICOMOS and Supervisor of the heritage of Verona, was crucial in this process. | UNESCO |
| The authenticity of the City of Verona is high. | UNESCO |
| Urban and building planning tools operating at the local government level, recognize the boundary of the property and its buffer zone, and formulate a detailed and structured discipline for the historic centre of Verona, aimed at its physical and socio-economic safeguard. | UNESCO |
| The municipal administration of Verona includes a UNESCO office that provides coordination and a technical secretariat. | UNESCO |
| An important role is also played by the Diocese of Verona xe2x80x93 Cultural Heritage Office, the institution in charge of the Catholic Church Heritage management on behalf of the Ecclesiastical Institution. | UNESCO |
| The Municipality of Verona is responsible for its administration. | UNESCO |