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{{Short description|Province of Italy}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| name = Province of Verona
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| image_caption = Loggia del Consiglio, the provincial seat
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| map_caption = Map highlighting the location of the province of Verona in Italy
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| seat = [[Verona]]
| parts_typeleader_party = [[ComuneLega Nord|ComuniLeague]]
| leader_title = President
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| leader_name = Manuel Scalzotto
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| leader_party = [[Lega Nord]] and [[Forza Italia]]
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| leader_name = Antonio Pastorello
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| 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>
| population_as_of = 31 December 2014
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| demographics2_info1 = €29.406 billion (2015)
| timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| postal_code = 37010-37014, 37016-37024, 37026, 37028-37032, 37035-37036, 37039-37047, 37049-37060, 37063-37064, 37066-37069, 37121-37142
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| website = {{URL|portale.provincia.vr.it/}}
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The '''Provinceprovince of Verona''' ({{lang-it|Italian: Provincia di Verona}}) is a [[Provinces of Italy|province]] inof the [[Veneto]] region ofin [[Italy]]. TheOn easternits banknorthwestern ofborder, [[Lake Garda]]—Italy's islargest—is neardivided between Verona and the province.<refprovinces name="Fabris2011">{{citeof book|author=Marisa[[Province Fabrisof Brescia|title=Verona,Brescia]] Vicenza,([[Lombardy]] Lakeregion) Gardaand &[[Trentino]] the([[Trentino-Alto Veneto|url=https:Adige//booksSüdtirol]] region).google.com/books?id=pHtQJ1F3FaUC&pg=PT59|date=2011|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc|isbn=978-1-58843-846-1|pages=59}}</ref> 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|accessdateaccess-date=18 September 2014}}<|archive-url=https:/ref> The province is cosmopolitan in nature/web. It is bordered by Italian Tyrol in the north, [[Province of Vicenza]] and [[Province of Padua]] in the eastarchive. [[Province of Rovigo]] and [[Province of Mantua]] in south and Lake Garda in the westorg/web/20141009013208/http://www.italia. From north to south the maximum extent of the province is 50 miles while it/en/discover-italy/veneto/verona.html|archive-date=9 isOctober 25 miles from east to west.2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> name="Penny" />
 
The province is cosmopolitan in nature. It is bordered by Italian [[Tyrol]] in the north, [[province of Vicenza]] and [[province of Padua]] in the east. [[province of Rovigo]] and [[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 ==
 
==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]], [[Peschiera del Garda]], [[San Bonifacio]], [[San Giovanni Lupatoto]], [[San Martino Buon Albergo]], [[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|accessdate=18 September 2014|language=Italian}}</ref>
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, 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]]''. The Casa di Giulietta ([[Juliet Capulet]]'s villa in the play) is an important local visitor attraction.<ref name="Italia" /> Verona attracts a large number of tourists every year. Due to its important role in history the province boasts of 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. Several rivers pass through the rivers. A few of them are 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|Juliet Capulet]]'s villa in the play) is an important local visitor attraction.<ref name="Italia" />
== References ==
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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>
== External links ==
{{commonscat-inline|Province of Verona}}
 
==References==
* [http://www.tourism.verona.it/ Tourist information]
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060719061226/http://www.tourism.verona.it/ Tourist information]
 
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[[Category:Provinces of Italy|Verona]]
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