Lendinara
Encyclopedia
Lendinara is a town and comune
in the province of Rovigo
, Veneto
, northern Italy
. It is part of the historical and geographical region of Polesine
.
It is the birthplace of Domenico Montagnana
(1680-1750), one of the world's finest violin and cello makers.
In the later part of the 19th Century it was the home of Jessie White Mario
, the English woman who took an active part in the struggle for the Unification of Italy at the side of Mazzini and Garibaldi.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Rovigo
Province of Rovigo
The Province of Rovigo is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rovigo.It borders on the north with the provinces of Verona, Padua and Venice, on the south with the province of Ferrara, on the west with the province of Mantua, and on the eastwith the Adriatic Sea.-...
, Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, northern Italy
Italy
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. It is part of the historical and geographical region of Polesine
Polesine
Polesine is a geographic and historic area in the north-east of Italy corresponding nowadays with the province of Rovigo; it is a strip of land about 100-km long and 18-km wide located between the lower courses of the Adige and the Po rivers.- Geography :...
.
It is the birthplace of Domenico Montagnana
Domenico Montagnana
Domenico Montagnana was an Italian master luthier based in Venice, Italy. He is regarded as one of the world's finest violin and cello makers of his time....
(1680-1750), one of the world's finest violin and cello makers.
In the later part of the 19th Century it was the home of Jessie White Mario
Jessie White Mario
Jessie White Mario was an English writer and philanthropist...
, the English woman who took an active part in the struggle for the Unification of Italy at the side of Mazzini and Garibaldi.