Enego
Enego | |
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| Comune di Enego | |
Cathedral of Santa Giustina. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Enego | |
Enego Location of Enego in Italy Enego Enego (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 11°43′E / 45.933°N 11.717°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Coldarco, Coste, Dori, Enego 2000, Fosse, Marcesina, Piovega, Stoner, Valdicina, Valdifabbro, Valgoda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Frison (2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.61 km2 (20.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,663 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Eneghesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36052 |
| Dialing code | 0424 |
| Patron saint | St. Justina |
| Saint day | 7 October |
| Website | Official website |
Enego (Cimbrian: Ghenebe[3]) is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is west of SS47 state road.
It was once the seat of a castle used by the Ezzelino family, now demolished. The Ponte Valgadena is the highest viaduct in Italy, the third in Europe, with a length of 282 metres (925 ft) and a height of 175 metres (574 ft). On the bridge is possible to practice Bungee jumping.
Sources
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien