Arquà Petrarca
Arquà | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Arquà | |
The position of Arquà Petrarca within the province of Padua. | |
Location of Arquà | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′12″N 11°43′06″E / 45.27000°N 11.71833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Padua (PD) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luca Callegaro |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,876 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35032 |
| Dialing code | 0429 |
| Patron saint | Holy Trinity |
| Saint day | The first Sunday after Whitsunday |
| Website | Official website |
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Arquà Petrarca (Italian pronunciation: [arˈkwa ppeˈtrarka]) is a town and municipality (comune) in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua. As of 2007 the estimated population of Arquà Petrarca was 1,835. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"), and it has been awarded the Bandiera arancione award for excellence in tourism, hospitality and the environment.
Within the town boundaries lies the Coast Lake (Laghetto della Costa), one of the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps, since 2011 in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.