Gruaro
Gruaro | |
---|---|
Comune di Gruaro | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 30020 |
Dialing code | 0421 |
Website | Official website |
Gruaro is a town and comune (comune means municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Venice (Metropolitan City of Venice is an administration area), Veneto, Italy.
Gruaro is a medieval origin town in the eastern Veneto countryside near the border with Friuli. The area is rich of canals and water, such as the Lemene river and the Versiola minor river.
In Gruaro, in 1294, an
pilgrimages
.
In the frescoes and a 100 years old pipe organ
.
The neighboring municipality of Portogruaro took part of the name from Gruaro. The town of Portogruaro, which rises on the banks of the Lemene river, was originally the port of Gruaro for trades, which later became independent.
Gruaro is west of road SS463, east of the motorway A28 and south of the Friuli's border.
Sources
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat)