Lonigo
Comune in Veneto, Italy
Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.
In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site. Another villa in the comune, Rocca Pisana, was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi.
Outside the town is the church and complex of the 16th-century Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli.
01Twin towns
02Sport
Lonigo is well known for motorcycle speedway and has a stadium known as the Santa Marina Stadium, which is a 5,000-capacity venue. Lonigo had previously had another speedway venue from 1947 to 1972.
03Notable people
- Mei Zhanchun (1864-1923), Franciscan Order Roman Catholic priest
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