Monselice
Monséłexe (Venetian) | |
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| Comune di Monselice | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Monselice  | |
  Monselice Location of Monselice in Italy  Monselice Monselice (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′N 11°45′E / 45.233°N 11.750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Padua (PD) |
| Frazioni | Marendole, Monticelli, Ca' Oddo, San Cosma, San Bortolo, Carmine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giorgia Bedin (since 2019) (Lega Nord) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18,682 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monselicensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35043 |
| Dialing code | 0429 |
| Saint day | November 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Monselice (Italian pronunciation: [monˈseːlitʃe]; Venetian: Monséłexe [moŋˈseɰeze]) is a town and municipality (comune) located in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the city of Padua, at the southern edge of the Euganean Hills (Colli Euganei).
Monselice is the most picturesque town I have seen in Italy. It has an old ruin of a castle upon the hill and thence commands a beautiful and extraordinary view. It lies in the wide plain – a dead level – whereon Ferrara, Bologna, Rovigo, Este, Padua stand and even Venice we could dimly see in the horizon rising with her tiara of proud towers. What a walk and what a wide delightful picture. To Venice 38 miles. Ralph Waldo Emerson Journals (31 May 1833)
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Civil registry ISTAT web site.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.