Legnago

Legnago
Comune
Città di Legnago
Cathedral of Legnago
Coat of arms
Legnago within the Province of Verona
Legnago Location of Legnago in Italy
Coordinates: 45°11′40″N 11°18′45″E / 45.19444°N 11.31250°E / 45.19444; 11.31250
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province / Metropolitan city	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Canove, Casette, Porto, San Pietro, San Vito, Terranegra, Torretta, Vangadizza, Vigo
Government
• Mayor	Clara Scapin
Area
• Total	79.66 km2 (30.76 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (1 December 2014)
• Total	25,446
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Legnaghesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	37045, 37040
Dialing code	0442
Patron saint	Saint Martin
Saint day	November 11
Website	Official website

Legnago (Italian pronunciation: [leɲˈɲaːɡo]) is a town and comune in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy, with population (2012) of 25,439. It is located on the Adige river, about 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Verona. Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and tobacco.

Traces of human presence in the area date back to the Bronze Age.

Legnago had an important military role since the early Middle Ages. In the 19th century it was one of the Quadrilatero fortresses, the main strongpoint of the Austrian Lombardy-Venetia puppet state during the Italian Wars of Independence. The present fortifications were planned and made in 1815, the older defences having been destroyed by Napoleon I in 1801.

Located in the southwestern corner of its province, near the borders with the ones of Rovigo, Padua and Vicenza, Legnago borders with the municipalities of Angiari, Bergantino (RO), Bonavigo, Boschi Sant'Anna, Castelnovo Bariano (RO), Cerea, Minerbe, Terrazzo and Villa Bartolomea. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Canove, Casette, Porto, San Pietro, San Vito, Terranegra, Torretta, Vangadizza and Vigo.