Sarcedo

Coordinates: 45°42′N 11°32′E / 45.700°N 11.533°E / 45.700; 11.533
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Sarcedo
Comune
Comune di Sarcedo
Location of Sarcedo
Map
ISTAT code
024097
Patron saintSant'Andrea Apostolo
Saint day30 November
WebsiteOfficial website

Sarcedo is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is south of SP111. As of 2019 Sarcedo had an estimated population of 5,252.[3]

Geography

The Northern area of Sarcedo is composed of fertile hills of volcanic origins, the Eastern natural border is the torrent Astico and the Western border is the torrent Igna, right next to the Vicentine Alps. The Southern part of the village is an Alluvial plain.

The altitude varies from 80 to 203 m (262 to 666 ft) above sea level. The highest points are Cima Costa, Cima Colombara e Monte Canaglia. The view is vast and from Sarcedo are sometimes visible points of interest as the Monte Grappa, the Sette Comuni, Monte Summano, Monte Novegno, Cima Palon, from Piccole Dolomiti to Lessini, from Berici Hills to Euganean Hills and the below plain.

Sarcedo has a mild climate and is characterised by hills covered in an abundant and various Mediterranean vegetation, vineyards and cultivated fields, villas decorated with ornamental plants. Currently, only a small part is composed of forest with species as

ash and robinia.[4]

History

The name Sarcedo probably derives from the Latin word querquetum, which means oak forest. Indeed, still in contemporary times, the green area in the hills is composed of forest and centuries-old oaks. Maccà witnessed that this name was common to other areas as Lonigo, Castagnero and Lumignano.

The name appears for the first time in a document dated 983 AD, the Privilegium given by the Bishop of Vicenza Rodolfo to the Benedictine abbey of Saint Felix in Vicenza.[5]

Administration

Name Entered in charge End of the mandate Party Notes
Luca Cortese 26 May 2014 Ongoing Independent

Sources

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. ^ "Demo.Istat". Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. ^ Antonio Brazzale, Tra vigne e castagni ..., op. cit., p. 92
  5. ^ Sito del Comune di Sarcedo. Available from: http://www.comune.sarcedo.vi.it/c024097/zf/index.php/servizi-aggiuntivi/index/index/idtesto/20021 [April 15, 2020]


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