Colli Euganei (English: Euganean Hills) are located in the Veneto region of northern Italy, a few kilometers south of Padua. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Padua ( Padova 'padova Latin: Patavium, Padoa) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. They take their name from the Euganei, a semi-mythical population who inhabited the area before the Veneti. The Euganei (fr Lat Euganei, Euganeorum; cf Gr εὐγενής (eugenēs 'well-born' is a semi-mythical proto-Italic ethnic The Veneti ( Enetoi Ενετοί in Greek) were an ancient people who inhabited north-eastern Italy, in an area corresponding to the modern-day
The Euganei Hills are of volcanic origin; the first eructions of basaltic magma occurred during the Eocene period, when the area was submerged under the sea. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. Magma (Plurals magmas and magmata) is molten rock that sometimes forms beneath the surface of the Earth (or any other Terrestrial planet The Eocene epoch (558 ± 02 - 339 ± 01 Ma) is a major division of the Geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. Later, in the Oligocene period, eructions of more viscous rhyolites, trachytes, and latites created the typical volcanic cones. The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene period and extends from about 33 This page is about a volcanic rock For the ghost town see Rhyolite Nevada, and for the satellite system see Rhyolite/Aquacade. Trachyte is an Igneous, Volcanic rock with an Aphanitic to Porphyritic texture Latite is an igneous, volcanic ( extrusive) rock, with Aphanitic -aphyric to aphyric- Porphyritic texture Volcanic cones are among the simplest Volcano formations in the world
The area still maintains geothermal activity (hot springs, hot mud) in the spas areas of Abano Terme and Montegrotto Terme.
The Colli Euganei remained a small archipelago until the general rising that generated the entire Pianura padana during the Quaternary period. An archipelago (ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ is a chain or cluster of Islands The word archipelago literally means "chief Sea " from Italian The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering Overview The term Quaternary ("fourth" was proposed by Giovanni Arduino in 1759 for alluvial deposits in the Po river valley in northern
The area is now a protected regional park. Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental cultural or similar value Near the Hills are the towns of Este and Monselice. Este is a town and Comune of the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Monselice is a town and municipality ( Comune) located in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region in the Province of Padua, about 20
External links
- (Italian) Official website of the Park
- (Italian) www.colli.euganei.it
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