Montorso Vicentino
Montorso Vicentino | |
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| Comune di Montorso Vicentino | |
 View of Montorso Vicentino | |
  Montorso Vicentino Location within Italy  Montorso Vicentino Location within Veneto | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′N 11°22′E / 45.483°N 11.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Ponte Cocco |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 3,090 |
| • Density | 333/km2 (861/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montorsani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36050 |
| Dialing code | 0444 |
| Website | Official website |
Montorso Vicentino is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is south of SP31 provincial road.
History
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In the 13th century, the name was recorded as Montursium, and in the 14th century as Montursio. It probably derives from the Roman personal name Ursio or Urso, thus meaning "mountain of Ursio".
Montorso developed in the 11th century around the castle on Fratta Hill, which Ezzelino III da Romano besieged in 1236 and razed in 1241. In 1266, the town came under the control of Padua, which rebuilt the castle, and in 1311 it passed to the Scaligeri, who destroyed it.
Montorso subsequently followed the history of Vicenza, submitting to Venice in 1404.
The former villa of the da Porto family, a building of considerable architectural importance, was inhabited in the early 16th century by the historian and writer Luigi da Porto after the battle with the Landsknechts. Perhaps inspired by the sight of the castles associated with Romeo and Juliet in Montecchio Maggiore, he wrote his most famous work, Historia novellamente ritrovata di due nobili amanti, which later provided inspiration for William Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet.
Following the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797 at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte, Montorso, along with the rest of Veneto, first came under the rule of the Austrian Empire and subsequently, in 1866, became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
During World War II, 24 April 1945 is remembered as the date when the Villa district was bombed by Allied aircraft. Four people were killed in the bombing.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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