Cassola ([kas'sɔːla] Venetian: Casoła) is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is south of SP90. As of 2007 Cassola had an estimated population of 13,997.[3]
Cassola
Casoła | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Cassola | |
Location of Cassola  | |
  Cassola Location of Cassola in Italy  Cassola Cassola (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′N 11°47′E / 45.733°N 11.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Vicenza (VI) |
| Frazioni | Marini, San Giuseppe, San Zeno |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 14.836 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36022 |
| Dialing code | 0424 |
| ISTAT code | 024026 |
| Patron saint | San Marco |
| Saint day | 25 April |
| Website | Official website |
Cassola is the center where the town hall is located. However, the most populated center of the town is San Giuseppe, also known as Termine di Cassola. In the square of San Giuseppe di Cassola there is a municipal building where the town library and a detached municipal office are located.
Toponym
editAccording to the earliest sources available, the name Cassola derives from the union of the words "casa" and "sola" ("house" and "alone"), as it would seem that there was only one house in the current town territory, a wooded area at that time.
Sources
edit- ^ "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)
- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
