Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella (Venetian: Sant’Anbroxio) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 kilometres (75 miles) west of Venice and about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Verona.
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella
Sant’Anbroxio | |
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| Comune di Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella | |
  Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella Location of Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella in Italy  Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′N 10°50′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Verona (VR) |
| Frazioni | Domegliara, Ponton, Monte, San Giorgio, Gargagnago |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Zorzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,700 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ambrosiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 37015 |
| Dialing code | 045 |
| Website | Official website |
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella borders the following municipalities: Cavaion Veronese, Dolcè, Fumane, Pastrengo, Pescantina, Rivoli Veronese, and San Pietro in Cariano. Its frazione of San Giorgio is a member of the I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy") association.[4]
Sights include the Romanesque pieve of San Giorgio, built in the 12th century over a Lombard (and perhaps pre-Roman) religious place. The interior has a nave and two aisles, of the same height, divided by piers. Some of the latter are decorated by 14th-century paintings. The basements of the columns are re-used Roman altars. The church houses also 11th-century frescoes, including a Last Supper; also notable is the ciborium, built during the reign of the Lombard king Liutprand (711-744). The bell tower and the cloister are also from the 12th century.
Twinning
Sant'Ambrogio is twinned with:
Oppenheim, Germany
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, since 2004- Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano, since 2004
Sežana, Slovenia
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Veneto" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.