| Comune di Bassano del Grappa | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Mayor | Gianpaolo Bizzotto |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Area | 46 km² (18 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2001) | |
| - Total | 40,411 |
| - Density | 879/km² (2,277/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Bassanesi |
| Dialing code | 0424 |
| Postal code | 36061 |
| Frazioni | Campese, Marchesane, Quartiere Prè, Rubbio, San Lazzaro, San Michele, Sant'Eusebio, Sarson, Valrovina |
| Patron | St. The Alpini, meaning "the Alpines quot, are the elite Mountain warfare soldiers of the Italian Army. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Vicenza ( Provincia di Vicenza) is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Bassianus |
| - Day | January 19 |
| Website: www.comune.bassano.vi.it | |
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The artist Jacopo Bassano was born, worked, and died in Bassano and took it as his surname. Jacopo Bassano (also known as Jacopo da Ponte, c 1515 - 13 February 1592) was an Italian painter who was born and died in Bassano del Grappa Bassano Del Grappa is also famous for the spirit Grappa. Grappa is a fragrant Grape -based Pomace brandy of between 50% and 80% Alcohol by volume (100 to 160 proof) of Italian origin
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History
The city was founded in the 2nd century BCE by a Roman called Bassianus, whence the name, as an agricultural estate.
The first news of the existence of the medieval city dates from 998, while the Castle is mentioned first in 1150. In 1175 Bassano was conquered by Vicenza, but the city maintained a semi-autonomous status as a free commune in the 13th century also, when it was under the family of the Ezzelinos. Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico Ezzelino da Romano was the name of various seignors of fiefs and cities in northern Italy starting from the 12th century AD
In 1368 it was acquired by the Visconti of Milan and, in 1404, by the Republic of Venice: the latter did not alter the citadine magistratures, limiting to impose a Captain chosen by the Venetian Senate. Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica The city became home to a flourishing industry producing wool, silk, iron and copper, and mainly for ceramics; in the 18th became especially famous in all Europe for the presence of the Remondini printers.
During the French Revolutionary Wars the city was the seat of the Battle of Bassano. The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 until 1802 fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states The Battle of Bassano was fought on 8 September 1796, during the French Revolutionary Wars, in the Italian Province of Venetia, between French In 1815 it was included in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, and became part of the unified Kingdom of Italy in 1866. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (Regno Lombardo-Veneto Lombardo-Venezianisches Königreich was a kingdom in northern Italy, and part of the Austrian Empire. Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian Napoleon Bonaparte remained in Bassano del Grappa for many months.
The original name of the town was Bassano Veneto. After the terrible battles on Mount Grappa in WWI , where thousands of soldiers lost their lives, a decision was made to change the name of the town. In 1928, the name was changed to Bassano del Grappa, meaning Bassano of Mount Grappa, as a memorial to the soldiers killed.
During World War I Bassano was in the front area, and all industrial activities were halted. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In World War II, after the Armistice with Italy, the city was invaded by German troops, which killed or deported numerous inhabitants. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Armistice with Italy was an Armistice signed on September 3 and publicly declared on September 8, 1943, during World War II, between
The symbol of the town is the covered wooden pontoon bridge , which was designed by the architect Andrea Palladio in 1569. Andrea Palladio ( November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580) was an Italian Architect, widely considered the most influential The bridge was destroyed many times, the last time during WWII. The Alpine soldiers, or Alpini have always revered the wooden bridge and Bassano del Grappa. The Alpini, meaning "the Alpines quot, are the elite Mountain warfare soldiers of the Italian Army. After the destruction of the bridge, they took up a private collection and had the bridge completely rebuilt. Often soldiers flock to the bridge to remember and sing songs from their days as alpine soldiers. The grappa shop of Nardini Distillery is located on the bridge, also known as Ponte Vecchio. Aquavite (grappa Nardini has been produced and bottled in Bassano del Grappa in the northeastern part of Italy since 1779 History and construction The bridge spans the Arno at its narrowest point where it is believed that a bridge was first built in Roman times when the Via Cassia
Main sights
- The Cathedral (Duomo), built around the year 1000 but renovated in 1417. Duomo is a generic Italian term for a Cathedral church The formal word for a church that is presently a cathedral is cattedrale; a It has works by Leandro da Bassano, Ottavio Marinali and others
- The Castello Superiore (Upper Castle)
- The church of St. John the Baptist, built in the 14th century and restored in the 18th century.
- The church of St. Francis, with a Crucifix by Guariento (14th century) and remains of contemporary frescoes. Guariento (fl 1355 sometimes incorrectly named Guerriero, was the first Paduan painter of distinction Next to the church is the Town Museum, with ancient archaeological remains, works by Antonio Canova and the Tiepolos, and drawings by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Spagnoletto, Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt
- The wooden covered Bridge, or Ponte degli Alpini, on the Brenta River, designed in 1569 by the architect Andrea Palladio to replace a pre-existing construction existing at least from 1209. See also Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (or Giandomenico Tiepolo) or Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, both sons of Giovanni Battista "Bernini" redirects here For people named Bernini see Bernini (surname. Jusepe de Ribera ( January 12, 1591 - 1652 was a Spanish Tenebrist painter and Printmaker, also known as José de Ribera in Spanish Albrecht Dürer (ˈalbʀɛçt ˈdyʀɐ ( May 21, 1471 &ndash April 6, 1528) was a German painter, Printmaker Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15 1606 &ndash October 4 1669 was a Dutch painter and etcher. The Alpini, meaning "the Alpines quot, are the elite Mountain warfare soldiers of the Italian Army. The Brenta is an Italian River that runs from the Autonomous Province of Trento to the Adriatic Sea just south of the Venetian lagoon Andrea Palladio ( November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580) was an Italian Architect, widely considered the most influential The bridge was destroyed in 1748, and was rebuilt three years later. The Nardini tavern on the bridge, unchanged since 1779. The Nardini was a French Automobile manufactured only in 1914
- Palazzo Michieli-Bonato', wth a façade frescoed by Jacopo da Bassano. Jacopo Bassano (also known as Jacopo da Ponte, c 1515 - 13 February 1592) was an Italian painter who was born and died in Bassano del Grappa
- The Palazzo del Municipio (Town Hall), erected from 1404. It has a noteworthy loggia and a fresco attributed to Jacopo da Bassano. Jacopo Bassano (also known as Jacopo da Ponte, c 1515 - 13 February 1592) was an Italian painter who was born and died in Bassano del Grappa
- The Monte di Pietà, a Renaissance edifice with 15th century coats of arms.
- The Palazzo Sturm, home to the Ceramics Museum
In the neighbourhood are the Villa Rezzonico, designed by Baldassarre Longhena, and the 17th century Villa Bianchi-Michiel, with a garden decorated by statues. Baldassarre Longhena (1598 &ndash February 18 1682) was a 17th century Architect, who worked mainly in Venice, where he was one of the greatest
Twin towns
Gallery
 Bassano seen from the Bridge of the Alpini |
 Bridge of the Alpini |
 A view of the town from the Brenta River, with the famous covered bridge |
 Ponte degli Alpini - Bassano del Grappa |
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