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Valdagno
Valdagno
	— Comune —
Comune di Valdagno
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	; Valdagno Location of Valdagno in Italy
	Coordinates: 45°39′N 11°18′E / 45.65°N 11.3°ECoordinates: 45°39′N 11°18′E / 45.65°N 11.3°E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Vicenza (VI)
Frazioni	Campotamaso, Castelvecchio, Cerealto, Maglio di Sopra, Massignani, Novale, Piana, San Quirico
	Area
- Total	50.20 km2 (19.4 sq mi)
	Population (December 31, 2005)
- Total	27,408
- Density	546/km2 (1,414.1/sq mi)
- Demonym	Valdagnesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	36078, 36070, 36074
Dialing code	0445
Patron saint	St. Clement
Saint day	November 23
Website	Official website

Valdagno is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Italy.

[edit] History

Valdagno's town was founded in 861, the name deriving from the Latin amins, then amnius, meaning "river". It is first mentioned in a 1184 document when it was a fief given by the Vicenza bishop to the Trissino family.

Two castles where erected on two opposite hills, one being named the Valdagno castle and the other the Panisacco Castle. However the Vicenza comune started very soon to contend it to the Trissino family, who in turn joined forces with Scaligers to defend it.

In 1291, in the course of the war with Verona, Venice occupied Valdagno and kept it until 1340. In 1377 it was pillaged by Bernabò Visconti and in 1404 it went back to the Venetians. From 1434 to 1439 it was occupied by the Visconti family and then re-annexed to Venice by Gian Giorgio Trissino.

Between 1510 and 1514 it suffered repeated destructions by the armies of Maximilian I, during the War of the League of Cambrai. Starting from 1797, with the fall of the Republic of Venice, Valdagno fell under the French and Austrian rule. It was annexed to the newly created Kingdom of Italy in 1866.

Valdagno is the birthplace of Gaetano Marzotto (1820-1910), a pioneer of the textile industry which allowed Valdagno to achieve it superb results.

Marzotto enlarged the original factory founded by his father Luigi in 1836. His son Vittorio Emanuele was then entrusted with its control who further extended it operations with the addition of the spinning mill of Maglio di Sopra. Successively Gaetano, the son of Vittorio Emanuele, further developed the factory and started a wide range of social services which contributed additionally to the success of Valdagno to this day.

[edit] Twin cities

Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany, since 1987

[edit] External links

Valdagno History

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