Arcade is a comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy.
Arcade | |
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| Comune di Arcade | |
 Parish church. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Arcade  | |
  Arcade Location of Arcade in Italy  Arcade Arcade (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′N 12°13′E / 45.767°N 12.217°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Treviso (TV) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Domenico Presti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,504 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Arcadesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 31030 |
| Dialing code | 0422 |
| Patron saint | St. Lawrence |
| Saint day | 10 August |
| Website | Official website |
Arcade borders the following municipalities: Giavera del Montello, Nervesa della Battaglia, Povegliano, Spresiano, Villorba.
History edit
Inhabited at least since Roman times, as evidenced by the finds, in the Middle Ages Arcade was a fief of the Collalto. After a period of bitter struggles, from the end of the fourteenth century it became part of the Republic of Venice. This was a time of economic prosperity, coinciding with the construction of numerous villas.
In the tumultuous period that saw the alternation of the French and Austrian administrations, it suffered numerous damages as it was the seat of military quarters. From the end of the nineteenth century, the poor rural economy forced many Arcadeans to emigrate to America, and then to France, Switzerland and Australia.
Located near the Piave front, the Great War was disastrous for the town, with a large number of victims, refugees and destruction. From October 1916 it was home to the Arcade airfield. The damage caused by the Second World War was also considerable.
In 1960 Arcade lost the three hamlets of Giavera, Cusignana and Santi Angeli which went to form the new municipality of Giavera del Montello.
Demographic evolution edit
Foreign ethnicities and minorities edit
As of December 31, 2022, foreigners residents in the municipality were 422, i.e. 9.4% of the population. The largest groups are shown below:[3][4]
Twin towns edit
Bernières-sur-Mer, France, since 2011
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Demographic balance and foreign resident population as at 31 December 2022 by gender and citizenship". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ cittadini stranieri tuttiitalia.it
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