Camponogara


Camponogara is a town in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is west of SP13, not far from the nearby Brenta river. Economy is based on the production of wine, including Cabernet and Merlot, and manufacturing of shoes and leather products.
Camponogara is split into different frazioni: Premaore, Camponogara, Calcroci and Campoverardo.

History

Toponimy

The name of the town derives from Latin by the words campus and nux, later simplified by Venetian language to Camponogara. That name stands as a witness of the ancient plantations typical of the territory.
Even the names of the frazioni of Camponogara have a meaning: Campoverardo derives from the Germanic name Eberhard, probably a famous man that visited that territory during the 7th century, Prozzolo comes from the Latin word praedium, Premaore is translated in "prato maggiore".
Important locality are: Pila, between Calcroci and Prozzolo, Arzerini, between Campoverardo and Dolo, and Cornio, between Premaore and Campolongo Maggiore. The name Pila comes from the ancient rice husking industry, between the 7th-8th Century.

Monuments and POI

• Chiesa dei Santi Maria Assunta e Prosdocimo, in the city center.
• Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta, in Campoverardo.
• Oratorio della Beata Vergine del Rosario, in Campoverardo.
• Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo, in the locality of Premaore.
• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, in Premaore.

Culture

Education
The comprehensive institute "Antonio Gramsci" is situated in Camponogara. Two kindergartens, three primary schools and one lower secondary school are part of this institution. There is also a municipal kindergarten and two equal kindergartens.
Library
In the village there is a public library, the second of the Riviera del Brenta after that of Dolo.
Folk high school
In 2001, the "Università Popolare di Camponogara" was founded, which has branch offices in most of the municipalities of the Riviera del Brenta. Since 2016, it has also been active in Marcon and Brugine.
Theatre
Near the town centre there's "Dario Fo'" Theatre, where concerts, movies and shows are performed.

Notable People