๐ฎ๐น Este is a town and comune of the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Euganean Hills. The town is a centre for farming, crafts and industry worthy of note.
History Este had given its name to the Este culture, a proto-historic culture existing from the late Italian Bronze Age (10th/9th century BC, proto-venetic phase) to the Roman period (1st century BC) and which was located in the present territory of Veneto.
During the Iron Age Este was a major centre of the Veneti who left a number of inscriptions on funerary and votive objects.
During the late 3rd century BC, Este peacefully fell under the sway of Rome and became a Roman colony under the name of Ateste. When much of Northern Italy was granted Roman citizenship in 49 BC, the citizens of Este were inscribed into the Roman tribe of Romilia. Following the Battle of Actium, Emperor Augustus settled soldiers of the Legio V Alaudae and Legio XI Claudia in the territory of Este comprising Galzignano Terme, Teolo, Lonigo, Noventa Vicentina, Trecenta, Pernumia, Monselice, and Cinto Euganeo.
In Late Antiquity, Este was devastated and reduced to a rural village because of barbarian invasions, especially that of Attila. It arose again only after the 10th century, after the Obertenghi family started ruling on a vast area, including Este, and starting to name themselves House of Este, and when Azzo II d'Este built a castle there and named himself and his family after it, establishing the House of Este. The House of Este would hold the city until 1240, when it moved its capital to Ferrara. Este, meanwhile, was conquered twice by Ezzelino da Romano III, in 1238 and 1249. It was disputed during the 14th century by the Scaligeri, the Carraresi and the Visconti, until it surrendered spontaneously to Venice in 1405.
Under the Republic of Venice, Este went through a period of economic growth, interrupted only by the plague of 1630.
After the fall of the Republic in 1797 and the Napoleonic Wars, the town, with the whole Veneto region, became part of the Austrian Empire, until it was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy as a consequence of the Third Independence War of 1866.
Tourist Industry โข Duomo of Este (Church of Santa Tecla) โข Church of San Martino โข Church of the Salute โข Church of Santa Maria della Grazie โข Museo Nazionale Atestino โข Villa Contarini โข Castello Carrarese.
Este has a population of over 15,980 people. Este also forms part of the wider Padua Province which has a population of over 938,957 people.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Este has links with:
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Windsheim, Germany ๐ต๐ธ Bethlehem, Palestine ๐บ๐ธ Fredericksburg, USA ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Leek, England ๐ซ๐ท Pertuis, France ๐ญ๐ท Rijeka, Croatia ๐ญ๐บ Tapolca, Hungary๐ท๐ธ Baฤka Palanka 45.25
๐จ๐ฆ Saint John 45.273
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 45.278
๐ฎ๐น Bassano del Grappa 11.749
๐ฎ๐น Civitavecchia 11.792
Locations Near: Este 11.6667,45.2333
๐ฎ๐น Rovigo 11.79,45.071 d: 20.5
๐ฎ๐น Padua 11.872,45.409 d: 25.3
๐ฎ๐น Padova 11.895,45.41 d: 26.5
๐ฎ๐น Vicenza 11.55,45.548 d: 36.2
๐ฎ๐น Ferrara 11.619,44.838 d: 44.1
๐ฎ๐น Castelfranco Veneto 11.933,45.667 d: 52.5
๐ฎ๐น Bassano del Grappa 11.749,45.765 d: 59.5
๐ฎ๐น Chioggia 12.279,45.215 d: 48
Antipodal to: Este -168.333,-45.233
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17262.7
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16565.9
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16508.6
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16477.1
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12668.6
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12583.2
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12569.8
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12565.1