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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|Province of Italy}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->\| name = Province of Verona Line 7: \| image_skyline = Loggia_del_Consiglio.jpg \| image_alt = \| image_caption = Loggia del Consiglio ~~in Verona~~, the provincial seat \| image_flag = Flag_of_the_Province_of_Verona.svg \| flag_alt = Line 25: \| seat_type = Capital(s) \| seat = [[Verona]] \| parts_type = ''[[Comune\|Comuni]]'' \| parts_style = para \| p1 = 98 Line 41: \| population_as_of = 31 December 2014 \| population_density_km2 = auto <!-- GDP ---------------> \| demographics_type2 = GDP \| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name=":0">[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.</ref> \| demographics2_title1 = Total \| demographics2_info1 = €29.406 billion (2015) \| demographics2_title2 = Per capita \| demographics2_info2 = €31,858 (2015) \| timezone1 = [[Central European Time\|CET]] \| utc_offset1 = +1 Line 57 ⟶ 64: }} The '''~~Province~~province of Verona''' (~~{{lang-it\|~~Italian: Provincia di Verona}}) is a [[Provinces of Italy\|province]] inof the [[Veneto]] ~~administrative~~ region ofin [[Italy]]. On its northwestern border, [[Lake Garda]]~~{{snd}}Italy~~—Italy's ~~largest{{snd}}is~~largest—is divided between Verona and the provinces of [[Province of Brescia\|Brescia]] ([[Lombardy]] region) and [[Trentino]] ([[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]] region). Its capital is the city of [[Verona]]. The city is a [[World Heritage Site\|UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref name="Italia">{{cite web\|title=Verona, Veneto\|url=http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/veneto/verona.html\|website=Italia\|access-date=18 September 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009013208/http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/veneto/verona.html\|archive-date=9 October 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The province is cosmopolitan in nature ~~and it is very curious that one of the most spoken languages is Portuguese~~. It is bordered by Italian [[Tyrol]] in the north, [[~~Province~~province of Vicenza]] and [[~~Province~~province of Padua]] in the east. [[~~Province~~province of Rovigo]] and [[~~Province~~province of Mantua]] in south and Lake Garda in the west. From north to south the maximum extent of the province is 50 miles while it is 25 miles from east to west.<ref name="Penny" /> == Overview == The province has an area of {{convert\|3109\|km2\|mi2}} and a total population of about 0.9 million. There are 98 ''[[comuni]]'' ({{singular}}: ''[[comune]]'') in the province. Important ''comuni'' include [[Bovolone]], [[Bonavigo]], [[Bussolengo]], [[Cerea]], [[Isola della Scala]], [[Legnago]], [[Negrar di Valpolicella]], [[Peschiera del Garda]], [[San Bonifacio]], [[San Giovanni Lupatoto]], [[San Martino Buon Albergo]], [[Soave, Veneto\|Soave]], [[Sona, ~~Italy~~Veneto\|Sona]], [[Valeggio sul Mincio]] and [[Villafranca di Verona]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Banca Dati Provincia Verona\|url=http://www.upinet.it/provincia/97/verona/\|publisher=Unione delle Province d‘Italia\|access-date=18 September 2014\|language=it\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428034726/http://www.upinet.it/provincia/97/verona/\|archive-date=28 April 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>▼ [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' takes place in Verona, as do some scenes in his play ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''. Verona attracts many tourists, and the Casa di Giulietta ([[Juliet\|Juliet Capulet]]'s villa in the play) is an important local visitor attraction.<ref name="Italia" /> ▼ ▲The province has an area of {{convert\|3109\|km2\|mi2}} and a total population of about 0.9 million. There are 98 ''[[comuni]]'' (singular: ''comune'') in the province. Important ''comuni'' include [[Bovolone]], [[Bonavigo]], [[Bussolengo]], [[Cerea]], [[Isola della Scala]], [[Legnago]], [[Negrar]], [[Peschiera del Garda]], [[San Bonifacio]], [[San Giovanni Lupatoto]], [[San Martino Buon Albergo]], [[Soave, Veneto\|Soave]], [[Sona, Italy\|Sona]], [[Valeggio sul Mincio]] and [[Villafranca di Verona]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Banca Dati Provincia Verona\|url=http://www.upinet.it/provincia/97/verona/\|publisher=Unione delle Province d‘Italia\|access-date=18 September 2014\|language=it\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428034726/http://www.upinet.it/provincia/97/verona/\|archive-date=28 April 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to its historic importance, the province boasts a large number of castles, towers, hermitages, monasteries, sanctuaries, and old Romanesque parishes. A [[Lessinia Regional Park\|regional park]] is located in [[Lessinia]]. [[Valpolicella]] is popular for its wines which are made from indigenous techniques. Europe's biggest natural bridge-Ponte di Veja is located in the province. The northern part of the province is mostly hilly, with several rivers, including [[Tartaro-Canalbianco-Po di Levante\|Tartaro]], Caslagnaro and [[Adige]].<ref name="Penny">{{cite book\|title=The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bS-H_-NYM4IC&pg=PA268\|year=1843\|page=268}}</ref>▼ ▲[[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' takes place in Verona, as do some scenes in his play ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''. Verona attracts many tourists, and the Casa di Giulietta ([[Juliet Capulet]]'s villa in the play) is an important local visitor attraction.<ref name="Italia" /> == References ==▼ ▲Due to its historic importance, the province boasts a large number of castles, towers, hermitages, monasteries, sanctuaries, and old Romanesque parishes. A regional park is located in Lessinia. [[Valpolicella]] is popular for its wines which are made from indigenous techniques. Europe's biggest natural bridge-Ponte di Veja is located in the province. The northern part of the province is mostly hilly, with several rivers, including [[Tartaro-Canalbianco-Po di Levante\|Tartaro]], Caslagnaro and [[Adige]].<ref name="Penny">{{cite book\|title=The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bS-H_-NYM4IC&pg=PA268\|year=1843\|page=268}}</ref> {{Reflist}} ▲== References == ~~{{reflist}}~~ == External links ==▼ ~~{{commonscat-inline\|Province of Verona}}~~ ▲== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060719061226/http://www.tourism.verona.it/ Tourist information] {{Veneto}} {{Province of Verona\|nocat=yes}} {{Authority control}}▼ {{coord\|45.43\|10.98\|type:adm2nd_region:IT\|display=title}}▼ ▲{{~~coord~~Coord\|45.43\|10.98\|type:adm2nd_region:IT\|display=title}} ▲{{Authority control}} [[Category:Province of Verona\| ]] [[Category:Provinces of Italy\|Verona]]