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Cavarzere
This municipality is situated in the south of the Province of Venice, on the banks of the River Adige, just before it flows into the sea. Mighty embankments enclose the river, which flows above the level of the surrounding town.
Cavarzere’s history is documented from Etruscan and Roman times, and archaeological digs carried out in the area have uncovered beautifully crafted artefacts.
During the barbarian invasions, the local populations sought refuge in the higher ground near Cavarzere. This site overlooking the surrounding marshes and lagoons was ideal for the imposing castle built here in the Lombard period. A campanile was later erected on its ruins.
The area was overrun on numerous occasions: by King Liutprand in 740, by Pippin, son of Charlemagne, during the 809 Frankish-Venetian war. Cavarzere was also the bone of contention between Adria and Ferrara. Although Emperor Otto II encouraged the locals in their uprising against the Venetians for a question of hunting and fishing rights in 983, his son and successor, Otto III, returned the territory to the Most Serene Republic, which annexed the lands to its duchy in 1002. The area’s hardships did not end here. In 1162 Cavarzere passed into the hands of Frederick I Barbarossa, back to the Venetians, to the Paduans and then back to the Venetians again. The League of Cambrai (1511) marked the beginning of two centuries of peace and of economic and social development for Cavarzere. After the fall of the Venetian Republic, Cavarzere was ravaged by the French, Spanish and then by the Austrians. In the mid-1800s, numerous mechanical experiments were carried out in the area, continuing the reclamation process begun by the Benedictines. The city suffered further devastations until the end of World War Two when it was bombed heavily. Thank to the ceaseless reconstruction work of the local citizens the area soon recovered.
* Inhabitants as of 21/10/2001, date of the 14th Population and Housing Census, ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics).
Sites worth seeing:
Cavarzere’s history is documented from Etruscan and Roman times, and archaeological digs carried out in the area have uncovered beautifully crafted artefacts.
During the barbarian invasions, the local populations sought refuge in the higher ground near Cavarzere. This site overlooking the surrounding marshes and lagoons was ideal for the imposing castle built here in the Lombard period. A campanile was later erected on its ruins.
The area was overrun on numerous occasions: by King Liutprand in 740, by Pippin, son of Charlemagne, during the 809 Frankish-Venetian war. Cavarzere was also the bone of contention between Adria and Ferrara. Although Emperor Otto II encouraged the locals in their uprising against the Venetians for a question of hunting and fishing rights in 983, his son and successor, Otto III, returned the territory to the Most Serene Republic, which annexed the lands to its duchy in 1002. The area’s hardships did not end here. In 1162 Cavarzere passed into the hands of Frederick I Barbarossa, back to the Venetians, to the Paduans and then back to the Venetians again. The League of Cambrai (1511) marked the beginning of two centuries of peace and of economic and social development for Cavarzere. After the fall of the Venetian Republic, Cavarzere was ravaged by the French, Spanish and then by the Austrians. In the mid-1800s, numerous mechanical experiments were carried out in the area, continuing the reclamation process begun by the Benedictines. The city suffered further devastations until the end of World War Two when it was bombed heavily. Thank to the ceaseless reconstruction work of the local citizens the area soon recovered.
| AREA (sq.km) | 140,44 |
| POPULATION * | 15.504 |
| DENSITY (inhabitants/sq.km) | 110,40 |
| OECD rural area (density < 150 inhabitants/sq.km) | SI' |
Sites worth seeing:
- Duomo of San Mauro (Cavarzere): probably dating to the 13th century, it has undergone numerous restorations. After being destroyed in April 1945, it was rebuilt in 1956, changing the original orientation of the façade (formerly overlooking the Adige, it now faces south). It has a wooden crucifix carved by Domenico Paneghetti in 1832
- Palazzo Barbiani, built in 1892, recently renovated and now seat of the Town Hall, and Torre Barbiani
- Palazzo Danielato housing the Teatro Tullio Serafin
- Palazzo Silimbani at Grignella
- Oratory with marble triptych attributed to Bonazza at Ca’ Labia
- Former distillery (recently refurbished and converted)
- Le Marice marsh
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