Verona | |
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Comune | |
Città di Verona | |
![]() A collage o the ceety o Verona, Clockwise frae tap o left tae richt:View o Piazza Bra frae Verona Arena, Hoose o Juliet, Verona Arena, Ponte Pietra at sunset, Statue o Madonna Verona's foontain in Piazza Erbe, View o Piazza Erbe frae Lamberti Touer | |
Coordinates: 45°26′N 10°59′E / 45.433°N 10.983°E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Verona (VR) |
Frazioni | Avesa, San Michele Extra, San Massimo all'Adige, Quinzano, Quinto di Valpantena, Poiano di Valpantena, Parona di Valpolicella, Montorio Veronese, Mizzole, Marchesino, Chievo, Cà di David e Moruri |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Flavio Tosi (LN) |
Area | |
• Total | 206.63 km2 (79.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Population (27 December 2008) | |
• Total | 265,410 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Veronesi or Scaligeri |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 37100 |
Diallin code | 045 |
Patron saunt | Saunt Zeno o Verona |
Saunt day | Aprile 12 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Verona (Italian pronunciation: [veˈroːna] ( listen); Venetian Verona, Veròna) is a ceety straddlin the Adige river in Veneto, northren Italy, wi approximately 265,000 indwallers an ane o the seven chef-lieus o the region. It is the seicont lairgest ceety municipality in the region an the third o northeast Italy. The metropolitan aurie o Verona covers an aurie o 1,426 km2 (550.58 sq mi) an haes a population o 714,274 indwallers.[1] It is ane o the main tourist destinations in northren Italy, owin tae its airteestic heritage, several annual fairs, shaws, an operas, such as the lyrical saison in the Arena, the auncient amphitheatre biggit bi the Romans.
The ceety haes been awairdit Warld Heritage Steid status bi UNESCO acause o its urban structur an airchitectur.
Verona haes several twin touns, sister ceeties an pairtnerships aroond the warld. Some are thematic:
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