Enego

Comune in Veneto, Italy

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Location of Enego

45°56′N 11°43′E / 45.933°N 11.717°E / 45.933; 11.717CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceVicenza (VI)FrazioniColdarco, Coste, Dori, Enego 2000, Fosse, Marcesina, Piovega, Stoner, Valdicina, Valdifabbro, ValgodaGovernment

• MayorMarco Frison (2023)Area

^[1]

• Total52.61 km² (20.31 sq mi)Elevation

800 m (2,600 ft)Population

(31 July 2017)^[2]

• Total1,663 • Density32/km² (82/sq mi)DemonymEneghesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

36052

Dialing code0424Patron saintSt. JustinaSaint day7 OctoberWebsiteOfficial website

Enego (Cimbrian: Ghenebe^[3]) is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is west of SS47 state road.

It was once the seat of a castle used by the Ezzelino family, now demolished. The Ponte Valgadena is the highest viaduct in Italy, the third in Europe, with a length of 282 metres (925 ft) and a height of 175 metres (574 ft). On the bridge is possible to practice Bungee jumping.

Sources

^ "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 from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
^ Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien