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Verona (/ v ə ˈ r oʊ n ə / və-ROH-nə; Italian: ⓘ; Venetian: Verona or Veròna) is a city on the River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. [3] It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city municipality in the region and in northeastern Italy .
Panorama of Verona and its river in a mid-eighteenth century painting by Bernardo Bellotto, better known as Canaletto.. The history of Verona traces its origins from the foundation of the first settlement on San Pietro hill, probably dating back to the Neolithic period, to the present day: the evidence of such an ancient and rich history can be seen in the landmarks, in the streets and squares ...
October: Verona becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Vienna (1866). [11] 18 November: King of Italy Victory Emmanuel visits city. [3] L'Arena newspaper begins publication. [16] 1867 Banca Popolare di Verona (bank) founded; Giulio Camuzzoni becomes mayor. 1881 – Tranvia Verona-Caldiero-San Bonifacio (railway) begins operating.
The defensive system of Verona is a military, logistical and infrastructural complex consisting of city walls, bastions, forts, entrenched camps, warehouses and barracks, built between 1814 and 1866 during Habsburg rule, which made the Venetian city, the pivot of the so-called "Quadrilatero," one of the strong points of the Empire's strategic system.
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Verona has always played a strategic role due to its geographical location at the crossroads of numerous communication routes. Because of this position, it was perfectly poised to become the main stronghold of the Lombardy-Venetia Kingdom; it thus became the pivotal point of the so-called “Quadrilateral,” which was set up around 1850: the Scaliger city, well protected by the nearby ...
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The province of Verona (Italian: provincia di Verona) is a province of the Veneto region in Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake Garda—Italy's largest—is divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia (Lombardy region) and Trentino (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region). Its capital is the city of Verona.