Valstagna | |
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Comune di Valstagna | |
Coordinates: 45°52′N 11°40′E / 45.867°N 11.667°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Vicenza (VI) |
Frazioni | Collicello, Costa, Oliero, Londa, Sasso Stefani, San Gaetano, Torre, Fantoli. |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carlo Perli |
Area | |
• Total | 25.60 km2 (9.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 1,828 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Demonym | Valstagnesi/Valstagnotti |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 36020 |
Dialing code | 0424 |
Patron saint | St. Antony the Abbot |
Saint day | 17 January |
Website | Official website |
Valstagna is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, It is connected to the frazione Carpanè of San Nazario by a bridge and it is accessible by SS47 Provincial Road.The biggest towns nearby Valstagna are Bassano del Grappa, Marostica, Asiago, Trento and Venice.
The village of Valstagna runs along the right side of the Brenta river and comprehend several district (or contrade): Collicello, Costa, Valgadena, Giara Modon, Sasso Stefani, San Gaetano, Ponte Subiolo, Col Mezzorigo, Londa and Oliero.
Geographically, the Brenta river valley is a typical valley of the southern rim of the Alps. The particularities of the territory are its limestone mountains crossed by the river Brenta, which confers a fertile floor and steep walls to the surrounding territory.