Montecchio Maggiore, Province of Vicenza, Veneto Region, Italy
๐ฎ๐น Montecchio Maggiore is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is situated approximately 12 km west of Vicenza and 43 km east of Verona; SP 246 provincial road passes through it. Montecchio Maggiore borders the following municipalities: Altavilla Vicentina, Arzignano, Brendola, Castelgomberto, Montebello Vicentino, Montorso Vicentino, Sovizzo, Trissino, Zermeghedo.
History The land of Montecchio Maggiore has been inhabited since the late Stone Age, though it was invaded and occupied many times. Two castles built about 975 are claimed to be the inspiration for the Romeo and Juliet legend. Luigi da Porto of Vicenza set the story here in his novel of 1552.
Tourist Industry โข Villa Cordellina Lombardi, is a masterpiece of neo-Palladian architect Giorgio Massari, with 18th-century frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. โข Museum Zannato, founded in 1922 by Giuseppe Zannato, its first curator. It has sections devoted to archaeological and paleontological finds. Some of these contain materials found in the late-Roman necropolis of Carpanรจ. There is also an important gemological section. โข Castle Bellaguardia (called "Castle of Juliet") โข Castello della Villa (called "Castle of Romeo").
Europe/Rome/Provincia_di_Vicenza
Montecchio Maggiore has a population of over 23,320 people. Montecchio Maggiore also forms part of the wider Vicenza Province which has a population of over 865,082 people. Montecchio Maggiore is situated 12 km west of Vicenza.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Montecchio Maggiore has links with:
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Alton, England ๐ฎ๐น Carloforte, Italy ๐ฉ๐ช Passau, Germany๐ฎ๐น Sesto San Giovanni 45.534
๐จ๐ฆ Deux-Montagnes 45.538
๐จ๐ฆ Saint-Laurent 45.502
๐จ๐ฆ Pierrefonds-Roxboro 45.5
๐บ๐ธ North Branch 45.5
๐จ๐ฆ Mount Royal 45.5
๐จ๐ฆ Dollard-des-Ormeaux 45.489
๐ฉ๐ช Ingolstadt 11.425
๐ฉ๐ช Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 11.467
๐ฉ๐ช Ludwigslust 11.499
๐ฉ๐ช Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 11.517
Locations Near: Montecchio Maggiore 11.4178,45.5033
๐ฎ๐น Vicenza 11.55,45.548 d: 11.4
๐ฎ๐น Bassano del Grappa 11.749,45.765 d: 38.9
๐ฎ๐น Verona 10.992,45.438 d: 34
๐ฎ๐น Padua 11.872,45.409 d: 36.9
๐ฎ๐น Padova 11.895,45.41 d: 38.6
๐ฎ๐น Castelfranco Veneto 11.933,45.667 d: 44
๐ฎ๐น Rovigo 11.79,45.071 d: 56.2
๐ฎ๐น Trento 11.119,46.07 d: 67.1
Antipodal to: Montecchio Maggiore -168.582,-45.503
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17238.8
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16537.4
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16480.8
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16441.3
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12634.8
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12549.7
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12536.4
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12531.6