Treviso
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Treviso is a city and comune
in Veneto
, northern Italy
. It is the capital of the province of Treviso
and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants (as of November 2010): some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura) or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000. The city is home to the headquarters of clothing retailer Benetton
, appliance maker DeLonghi
, and bicycle maker Pinarello
.
ic tribe of the Taurusci. Others have attributed the name instead to the Indo European root tarvos, meaning "bull".
Tarvisium, then a city of the Veneti
, became a municipium
in 89 BC after the Romans
added Cisalpine Gaul
to their dominions. Citizens were ascribed to the Roman tribe of Claudia. The city lay in proximity of the Via Postumia
, which connected Opitergium
to Aquileia
, two major cities of Roman Venetia during Ancient and Early Medieval times. Treviso is rarely mentioned by ancient writers, although Pliny
writes of the Silis, that is the Sile River, as flowing ex montibus Tarvisanis.
During the Roman Period, Christianity was spread to Treviso. Tradition records that St. Prosdocimus
, a Greek who had been ordained bishop by St. Peter, brought the Catholic Faith to Treviso and surrounding areas. By the fourth century, the Christian population grew sufficient to merit a resident bishop. The first documented was named John the Pius who began his epsicopacy in 396 AD.
; however, it was spared by Attila the Hun
, and thus, remained an important center during the 6th century. According to tradition, Treviso was the birthplace of Totila
, the leader of Ostrogoths during the Gothic Wars
. Immediately after the Gothic Wars, Treviso fell under the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna
until 568 AD when it was taken by the Lombard
, who made it as one of 36 ducal seat and established an important mint. The latter was especially important during the reign of the last Lombard king, Desiderius
, and continued to churn out coins when northern Italy was annexed to the Frankish Empire
. People from the city also played a role in the founding of Venice
.
Charlemagne
made it the capital of a border March, i.e., the Marca Trevigiana, which lasted for several centuries.
, and gained independence after the Peace of Constance
(1183). This lasted until the times when seignories started to impose in northern Italy: among the various families who ruled over Treviso, the Da Romano reigned from 1237 to 1260. Struggles between Guelph and Ghibelline factions followed, with the first triumphant in 1283 with Gherardo III da Camino
, date after which Treviso lived a significant economical reprise which lasted until 1312. Treviso and her satellite cities, including Castelfranco Veneto
, founded by the Trevigiani in contrapposition to Padua
, had become appetible for the neighbouring powers, including the da Carrara and Scaligeri. After the fall of the last Caminesi
lord, Rizzardo IV
, the Marca was the site of continuous struggles and ravages (1329–1388).
Treviso's notary and physician, Oliviero Forzetta
, was an avid collector of antiquities and drawings; the collection was published in a catalog in 1369, the earliest such catalog to exist to this day.
, becoming the first notable mainland possession of the Serenissima. From 1318 it was also, for a short time, the seat of a university. Venetian rule brought innumerable benefits, however, Treviso necessarily became involved in the wars of Venice. From 1381–1384, the city was captured and ruled by the duke of Austria
, and then by the Carraresi until 1388. Having returned to Venice, the city was fortified and given a massive line of (still existent) walls and ramparts: these were renewed in the following century under the direction of Fra Giocondo, two of the gates being built by the Lombardi. The many waterways were exploited with several waterwheels which mainly powered mills for milling grain produced locally. The waterways were all navigable and "barconi" would arrive from Venice at the Port of Treviso (Porto de Fiera) pay duty and offload their merchandise and passengers along Riviera Santa Margherita. Fishermen were able to bring fresh catch every day to the Treviso fish market, which is held still today on an island connected to the rest of the city by two small bridges at either end.
to the Kingdom of Italy
in 1866.
helped turn the tide of the War.
During World War II, an Italian concentration camp was located there and was predominately used to imprison members of the Yugoslav resistance movement and Yugoslav civilians. The camp was disbanded with the Italian capitulation in 1943. At the end of the war, it suffered an Allied bombing on 7 April 1944 (Good Friday
). A large part of the medieval parts of the city center including part of the Palazzo dei Trecento
(then rebuilt) were destroyed, causing the deaths of over 7,000 people.
In recent times, at least two attacks by the so-called Italian Unabomber
have taken place in the city.
with the Sile, 30 km north of Venice and 50 km east of Vicenza, 40 km north-east of Padua, 120 km south of Cortina d'Ampezzo
.
The city is situated some 15 km south-west the right bank of the Piave River
, on the plain between the Gulf of Venice
and the Alps
.
The local football
team, A.S.D. Treviso 2009, played for the first time in the Italian Serie A
in 2005. Its home stadium is the Omobono Tenni
.
Treviso is a popular stop on the professional cyclo-cross
racing circuit and served as the site of the 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
.
has Trenitalia
trains to Venice
, Udine
and Trieste
. Treviso Airport
west of the city specializes in low cost airlines.
with:
Orléans
, France
Timişoara
, Romania
Guelph
, Canada
Sarasota
, USA, from February 2007 Curitiba
, Brazil
Neuquén
, Argentina
Griffith
, Australia
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 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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is the capital of the province of Treviso
Province of Treviso
The Province of Treviso is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso.The province has an area of 2,477 km², and a total population of 886.886 . There are 95 municipalities in the province .-Municipalities:-External links:*...
and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants (as of November 2010): some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura) or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000. The city is home to the headquarters of clothing retailer Benetton
Benetton Group
Benetton Group S.p.A. is a global luxury fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965. Benetton Group is listed in Milan....
, appliance maker DeLonghi
DeLonghi
De'Longhi Group, or De'Longhi S.p.A, is a major European small appliance manufacturer based in Treviso, Italy.- History and trading :...
, and bicycle maker Pinarello
Pinarello
Cicli Pinarello S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle manufacturer in Treviso, Italy. It supplies mostly hand-made bicycles for road racing, track racing and cyclo-cross.-Models:-Montello SLX:...
.
Ancient era
For some scholars, the ancient city of Tarvisium derived its name from a settlement of the CeltCelt
The Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
ic tribe of the Taurusci. Others have attributed the name instead to the Indo European root tarvos, meaning "bull".
Tarvisium, then a city of the Veneti
Adriatic Veneti
The Veneti were an ancient people who inhabited north-eastern Italy, in an area corresponding to the modern-day region of the Veneto....
, became a municipium
Municipium
Municipium , the prototype of English municipality, was the Latin term for a town or city. Etymologically the municipium was a social contract between municipes, the "duty holders," or citizens of the town. The duties, or munera, were a communal obligation assumed by the municipes in exchange for...
in 89 BC after the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
added Cisalpine Gaul
Cisalpine Gaul
Cisalpine Gaul, in Latin: Gallia Cisalpina or Citerior, also called Gallia Togata, was a Roman province until 41 BC when it was merged into Roman Italy.It bore the name Gallia, because the great body of its inhabitants, after the expulsion of the Etruscans, consisted of Gauls or Celts...
to their dominions. Citizens were ascribed to the Roman tribe of Claudia. The city lay in proximity of the Via Postumia
Via Postumia
The Via Postumia was an ancient Roman road of northern Italy constructed in 148 BC by the consul Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus.It ran from the coast at Genua through the mountains to Dertona, Placentia and Cremona, just east of the point where it crossed the Po River...
, which connected Opitergium
Oderzo
Oderzo is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy.It lies in the heart of the Venetian plain, about 66 km to the northeast of Venice...
to Aquileia
Aquileia
Aquileia is an ancient Roman city in what is now Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 km from the sea, on the river Natiso , the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times...
, two major cities of Roman Venetia during Ancient and Early Medieval times. Treviso is rarely mentioned by ancient writers, although Pliny
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
writes of the Silis, that is the Sile River, as flowing ex montibus Tarvisanis.
During the Roman Period, Christianity was spread to Treviso. Tradition records that St. Prosdocimus
Prosdocimus
Saint Prosdocimus of Padua is venerated as the first bishop of Padua. Tradition holds that, being of Greek origin, he was sent from Antioch by Saint Peter the Apostle. He is thus often depicted in art with this Apostle. The cathedral at Feltre is dedicated to him and Saint Peter the Apostle,...
, a Greek who had been ordained bishop by St. Peter, brought the Catholic Faith to Treviso and surrounding areas. By the fourth century, the Christian population grew sufficient to merit a resident bishop. The first documented was named John the Pius who began his epsicopacy in 396 AD.
Early Middle Ages
Treviso went through a demographic and economic decline similar to the rest of Italy after the fall of the Western EmpireWestern Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire was the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 285; the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly referred to today as the Byzantine Empire....
; however, it was spared by Attila the Hun
Attila the Hun
Attila , more frequently referred to as Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire, which stretched from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. During his reign he was one of the most feared...
, and thus, remained an important center during the 6th century. According to tradition, Treviso was the birthplace of Totila
Totila
Totila, original name Baduila was King of the Ostrogoths from 541 to 552 AD. A skilled military and political leader, Totila reversed the tide of Gothic War, recovering by 543 almost all the territories in Italy that the Eastern Roman Empire had captured from his Kingdom in 540.A relative of...
, the leader of Ostrogoths during the Gothic Wars
Gothic War (535–552)
The Gothic War between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy was fought from 535 until 554 in Italy, Dalmatia, Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica. It is commonly divided into two phases. The first phase lasted from 535 to 540 and ended with the fall of Ravenna and the apparent...
. Immediately after the Gothic Wars, Treviso fell under the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna
Exarchate of Ravenna
The Exarchate of Ravenna or of Italy was a centre of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751, when the last exarch was put to death by the Lombards.-Introduction:...
until 568 AD when it was taken by the Lombard
Lombards
The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...
, who made it as one of 36 ducal seat and established an important mint. The latter was especially important during the reign of the last Lombard king, Desiderius
Desiderius
Desiderius was the last king of the Lombard Kingdom of northern Italy...
, and continued to churn out coins when northern Italy was annexed to the Frankish Empire
Frankish Empire
Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire , Frankish Kingdom , Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from the 3rd to the 10th century...
. People from the city also played a role in the founding of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
.
Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
made it the capital of a border March, i.e., the Marca Trevigiana, which lasted for several centuries.
Middle Ages
Treviso joined the Lombard LeagueLombard League
The Lombard League was an alliance formed around 1167, which at its apex included most of the cities of northern Italy , including, among others, Crema, Cremona, Mantua, Piacenza, Bergamo, Brescia, Milan, Genoa, Bologna, Padua, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Treviso, Venice, Vercelli, Vicenza, Verona,...
, and gained independence after the Peace of Constance
Peace of Constance
The Peace of Constance of 1183 was signed in Konstanz by Frederick Barbarossa and representatives of the Lombard League. It confirmed the Peace of Venice of 1177. The Italian cities retained local jurisdiction over their territories, and had the freedom to elect their own councils and to enact...
(1183). This lasted until the times when seignories started to impose in northern Italy: among the various families who ruled over Treviso, the Da Romano reigned from 1237 to 1260. Struggles between Guelph and Ghibelline factions followed, with the first triumphant in 1283 with Gherardo III da Camino
Gherardo III da Camino
Gherardo III da Camino was an Italian feudal lord and military leader. He is generally considered the most outstanding member in the da Camino family.-Biography:...
, date after which Treviso lived a significant economical reprise which lasted until 1312. Treviso and her satellite cities, including Castelfranco Veneto
Castelfranco Veneto
Castelfranco Veneto is a town and comune of Veneto, northern Italy, in the province of Treviso, 30 km by rail from the town of Treviso. It is approximately 40 km inland from Venice.-History:...
, founded by the Trevigiani in contrapposition to Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, had become appetible for the neighbouring powers, including the da Carrara and Scaligeri. After the fall of the last Caminesi
Da Camino
The da Camino were an Italian noble family whose fame is connected to the medieval history of the March of Treviso, a city of which they were lords for a while.-History:...
lord, Rizzardo IV
Rizzardo IV da Camino
Rizzardo IV da Camino was an Italian nobleman and military leader, a member of the da Camino family and lord of Treviso.He was the son of Gherardo III da Camino, first lord of Treviso from the family, and Alice da Vivaro...
, the Marca was the site of continuous struggles and ravages (1329–1388).
Treviso's notary and physician, Oliviero Forzetta
Oliviero Forzetta
Oliviero Forzetta was a notary and physician of Treviso from a family of self-confessed usurers. He engaged in money-lending, married into the local aristocracy, and was an avid collector of Roman antiquities of all kinds and drawings, dying a very rich man. He was not himself a scholar...
, was an avid collector of antiquities and drawings; the collection was published in a catalog in 1369, the earliest such catalog to exist to this day.
Venetian rule
After a Scaliger domination in 1329–1339, the city gave itself to the Republic of VeniceRepublic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
, becoming the first notable mainland possession of the Serenissima. From 1318 it was also, for a short time, the seat of a university. Venetian rule brought innumerable benefits, however, Treviso necessarily became involved in the wars of Venice. From 1381–1384, the city was captured and ruled by the duke of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, and then by the Carraresi until 1388. Having returned to Venice, the city was fortified and given a massive line of (still existent) walls and ramparts: these were renewed in the following century under the direction of Fra Giocondo, two of the gates being built by the Lombardi. The many waterways were exploited with several waterwheels which mainly powered mills for milling grain produced locally. The waterways were all navigable and "barconi" would arrive from Venice at the Port of Treviso (Porto de Fiera) pay duty and offload their merchandise and passengers along Riviera Santa Margherita. Fishermen were able to bring fresh catch every day to the Treviso fish market, which is held still today on an island connected to the rest of the city by two small bridges at either end.
French and Austrian rules
Treviso was taken in 1797 by the French under Mortier, who was made duke of Treviso. French domination lasted until the defeat of Napoleon, after which it passed to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The citizens, still at heart loyal to the fallen Venetian Republic, were displeased with imperial rule and in March 1848, drove out the Austrian garrison. However, after the town was bombarded, the people were compelled to capitulate in the following June. Austrian rule continued until Treviso was annexed with the rest of VenetoVeneto
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...
to the Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
in 1866.
20th century
During World War I, Treviso held a strategic position close to the Austrian front. Just north, the Battle of Vittorio VenetoBattle of Vittorio Veneto
The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought between 24 October and 3 November 1918, near Vittorio Veneto, during the Italian Campaign of World War I...
helped turn the tide of the War.
During World War II, an Italian concentration camp was located there and was predominately used to imprison members of the Yugoslav resistance movement and Yugoslav civilians. The camp was disbanded with the Italian capitulation in 1943. At the end of the war, it suffered an Allied bombing on 7 April 1944 (Good Friday
Good Friday
Good Friday , is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of...
). A large part of the medieval parts of the city center including part of the Palazzo dei Trecento
Palazzo dei Trecento
Palazzo dei Trecento is a building in Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy, located in the Piazza dei Signori. It is home to Treviso municipal council....
(then rebuilt) were destroyed, causing the deaths of over 7,000 people.
In recent times, at least two attacks by the so-called Italian Unabomber
Italian Unabomber
The Italian Unabomber is a name given by the international media to an unknown terrorist tied to a series of booby-trap bombings in northern Italy, specifically in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, which began in 1994...
have taken place in the city.
Geography
Treviso stands at the confluence of BottenigaBotteniga River
The Botteniga is a river in Northern Italy, a distributary of the Piave, it meets the River Sile at Treviso after descending approximately 60 metres over its 20 kilometre course....
with the Sile, 30 km north of Venice and 50 km east of Vicenza, 40 km north-east of Padua, 120 km south of Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
.
The city is situated some 15 km south-west the right bank of the Piave River
Piave River
Piave is a river in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice....
, on the plain between the Gulf of Venice
Gulf of Venice
The Gulf of Venice is a gulf that borders modern day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, and is at the far north of the Adriatic Sea between the delta of the Po river in northern Italy and the Istria peninsula in Croatia.- Geography :...
and the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
.
Main sights
- The Late Romanesque-Early Gothic church of San Francesco, built by the FranciscanFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
community in 1231–1270. Used by Napoleonic troops as a stable, it was reopened in 1928. The interior has a single nave with five chapels. On the left wall is a Romanesque-Byzantine fresco portraying St. Christopher (later 13th century). The Grand Chapel has a painting of the Four Evangelists by a pupil of Tommaso da ModenaTommaso da ModenaTommaso da Modena was an Italian painter of the mid-14th century, who trained in Venice, but also worked for the court of the Emperor Charles IV in Prague. In Karlstein Castle, there are two pictures on wood are attributed to him, an Ecce Homo and a Madonna. A St Catherine is in the Accademia in...
, to whom is instead directly attributed a fresco of Madonna with Child and Seven Saints (1350) in the first chapel on the left. The next chapel has instead a fresco with Madonna and Four Saints from 1351 by one Master from Feltre. The church, among others, houses the tombs of Pietro Alighieri, son of DanteDANTEDelivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions...
, and Francesca Petrarca, daughter of the poet Francesco. - The Loggia dei Cavalieri, an example of Treviso's RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
influenced by Byzantine forms. It was built under the podestàPodestàPodestà is the name given to certain high officials in many Italian cities, since the later Middle Ages, mainly as Chief magistrate of a city state , but also as a local administrator, the representative of the Emperor.The term derives from the Latin word potestas, meaning power...
Andrea da Perugia (1276) as a place for meetings, talks and games, although reserved only to the higher classes. - Piazza dei Signori (Lords' Square), with the Palazzo di Podestà (later 15th century).
- Church of San Nicolò, a mix of 13th century Venetian Romanesque and French Gothic elements. The interior has a nave and two aisles, with five apseApseIn architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
d chapels. It houses important frescoes by Tommaso da Modena, depicting St. Romuald, St. Agnes and the Redemptor and St. Jerome in His Study. Also the Glorious Mysteries of Santo PerandaSanto PerandaSanto Peranda was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period.He was a pupil of the painter Leonardo Corona and later Palma il Giovane. Also known as Santa Peranda. He painted a Descent from the cross for San Procolo in Venice. He painted The defeat of the Saracens for the Ducal Palace of...
can be seen. Noteworthy is also the fresco of St. Christopher on the eastern side of the church, which is the most ancient depiction in glassGlassGlass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
in Europe. - The CathedralTreviso CathedralThe Cathedral of Treviso is a church in Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy, dedicated to St. Peter.The church originates from the 6th century AD, in the area where once were a temple, a theatre and, perhaps, some baths. In the 11th-12th centuries the church was remodeled in Romanesque style...
, dedicated to St. Peter. It was once a small church built in the Late Roman era, to which later were added a crypt and the Santissimo and Malchiostro Chapels (1520). After the numerous later restorations, only the gate remains of the original Roman edifice. The interior houses works by Il PordenoneIl PordenoneIl Pordenone, byname of Giovanni Antonio de' Sacchis , was an Italian painter of the Venetian school, active during the Renaissance. Vasari, his main biographer, identifies him as Giovanni Antonio Licinio.-Biography:...
and TitianTitianTiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
(Malchiostro AnnunciationMalchiostro AnnunciationMalchiostro Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, executed around 1520, and housed in the Cathedral of Treviso, northern Italy....
) among others. The edifice has seven domes, five over the nave and two closing the chapels. - Palazzo dei TrecentoPalazzo dei TrecentoPalazzo dei Trecento is a building in Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy, located in the Piazza dei Signori. It is home to Treviso municipal council....
, built in the 13th-14th centuries. - Piazza Rinaldi. It is the seat of three palaces of the Rinaldi family, the first built in the 12th century after their flight from Frederick Barbarossa. The second, with unusual ogival arches in the loggia of the first floor, is from the 15th century. The third was added in the 18th century.
- Ponte di Pria (Stone Bridge), at the confluence of the Canal Grande and the Buranelli Channels.
- Monte di pietà and the Cappella dei Rettori. The Monte di Pietà was founded to house Jewish moneylenders. On the second floor is the Cappella dei Rettori, a lay hall for meetings, with frescoes by Pozzoserrato.
Parks and gardens
- Giardino Fenologico "Alessandro Marcello"
- Orto Botanico Conservativo Carlo SpegazziniOrto Botanico Conservativo Carlo SpegazziniThe Orto Botanico Conservativo Carlo Spegazzini , also called the Giardino Conservativo Spegazzini, is a botanical garden operated by the Accademia Trevigiana per il Territorio, and located at viale de Coubertin 15, Treviso, Veneto, Italy...
, a botanical gardenBotanical gardenA botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names... - Orto Botanico Conservativo Francesco BusnelloOrto Botanico Conservativo Francesco BusnelloThe Orto Botanico Conservativo Francesco Busnello is a botanical garden operated by the Accademia Trevigiana per il Territorio, and located on Viale Nazioni Unite, Treviso, Veneto, Italy. It is open daily....
, another botanical gardenBotanical gardenA botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
Sports
Treviso is home to several notable Italian sport teams, thanks to the presence of the Benetton family, who owns and sponsors:- Sisley TrevisoSisley Volley TrevisoSisley Volley Belluno is a professional volleyball team based in Belluno, Italy. It is historically known as Sisley Treviso.It plays in Italian Volleyball League.-Achievements:* Italian Volleyball League: 9* Coppa Italia: 4...
(volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
), winner of 9 scudetti, playing at the PalaverdePalaverdePalaverde is an indoor sporting arena located in Treviso, Italy. The capacity of the arena is for 5,134 people and was opened in September 1983. It is currently home only of the Benetton Treviso basketball team, after the Sisley Volley Treviso volleyball team moved to Belluno....
. - Benetton Rugby TrevisoBenetton Rugby TrevisoBenetton Rugby Treviso are an Italian professional rugby union club currently competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.They are based in Treviso in Veneto, and owned by the Benetton clothing company....
(rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
), winner of 15 scudetti, playing at the Monigo stadiumStadio Comunale di MonigoStadio Comunale di Monigo is a sports stadium in Treviso, Italy. The stadium is used for rugby union, and the Benetton Treviso team play games at the stadium. It can hold around 6,700 people. It has seen growing attendances in recent years, as the sport has increased in popularity.-External links:*...
. Starting with the 2010–11 season, Benetton will be one of two Italian teams in the RaboDirect Pro12, alongside existing teams from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. - Benetton BasketPallacanestro TrevisoPallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
, winner of 5 scudetti, playing at the Palaverde.
The local football
Football (soccer)
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team, A.S.D. Treviso 2009, played for the first time in the Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
in 2005. Its home stadium is the Omobono Tenni
Stadio Omobono Tenni
Stadio Omobono Tenni is a football stadium in Treviso, Italy. It is currently the home of Treviso F.B.C. 1993. The stadium was built in 1933 and holds 10,001. After the inauguration in 1933, a friendly match between Treviso F.B.C. and Udinese was held, which was followed by a friendly against the...
.
Treviso is a popular stop on the professional cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross
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racing circuit and served as the site of the 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
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.
Transportation
Treviso Centrale railway stationTreviso Centrale railway station
Treviso Centrale railway station serves the city and comune of Treviso, in the Veneto region, northeastern Italy. Opened in 1851, the station forms part of the Venice–Udine railway, and is also a junction of three branch lines, to Montebelluna , Vicenza and Portogruaro, respectively.Although...
has Trenitalia
Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. Trenitalia is owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, itself owned by the Italian Government. It was created in 2000 following the EU directive on the deregulation of rail transport.-Passenger transport:...
trains to Venice
Venezia Santa Lucia railway station
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, Udine
Udine railway station
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and Trieste
Trieste Centrale railway station
Trieste Centrale railway station ) is the main station serving the city and comune of Trieste, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy....
. Treviso Airport
Treviso Airport
-Ground transportation:*A public urban bus service, operated by ACTT, connects the airport with the railway station in the centre of Treviso*A bus services connecting with flights for Transavia and Ryanair, operated by BARZI BUS SERVICE in 40 minutes by highway...
west of the city specializes in low cost airlines.
People
- Marco PaoliniMarco PaoliniMarco Paolini is an Italian stage actor, theatre director, dramaturge and author.- Personal background :Paolini is the son of a railroad engineer from Belluno, Italy. In the 1970s, he moved to Treviso and started working in theatre....
(born 1956), stage actor - Diletta Rizzo MarinDiletta Rizzo MarinDiletta Rizzo Marin is an Italian operatic soprano admired for the quality of her voice and her skills in acting. She has appeared frequently at the Festival Internacional de Santander.-Biography:...
(born 1984) opera singer and model - Luciano BenettonBenetton familyFour members of the Italian Benetton family founded the Benetton Group S.p.A. fashion company in 1965. The three brothers and one sister were all born in Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Their father owned a bicycle shop...
(born 13 May 1935) chairman of the Benetton GroupBenetton GroupBenetton Group S.p.A. is a global luxury fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965. Benetton Group is listed in Milan....
Twin towns — Sister cities
Treviso is twinnedTown twinning
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with:
Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
, France
France
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Timişoara
Timisoara
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, Romania
Romania
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Guelph
Guelph
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, Canada
Canada
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Sarasota
Sarasota, Florida
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, USA, from February 2007 Curitiba
Curitiba
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, Brazil
Brazil
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Neuquén
Neuquén, Argentina
-Sister cities:Neuquén is sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International with: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Treviso, Veneto, Italy Valdivia, Chile-External links: - Official website....
, Argentina
Argentina
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Griffith
Griffith, New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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See also
- March of TrevisoMarch of TrevisoThe March of Treviso was a medieval territory in Venetia, between the Garda and the Julian March. The territory corresponded roughly to the region around the city of Treviso, including Belluno, Feltre, and Ceneda and the dioceses of all four cities. It bordered the March of Verona and the Muson...
- Da CaminoDa CaminoThe da Camino were an Italian noble family whose fame is connected to the medieval history of the March of Treviso, a city of which they were lords for a while.-History:...
- Treviso AirportTreviso Airport-Ground transportation:*A public urban bus service, operated by ACTT, connects the airport with the railway station in the centre of Treviso*A bus services connecting with flights for Transavia and Ryanair, operated by BARZI BUS SERVICE in 40 minutes by highway...
, the city's airport, often used by holidaymakers wanting to go to nearby Venice. - Treviso ArithmeticTreviso ArithmeticThe Treviso Arithmetic, or Arte dell'Abbaco, is an anonymous textbook in commercial arithmetic written in vernacular Venetian and published in Treviso, Italy in 1478.The author tells us the reason for writing this textbook:...
, a book of mathematics published by an anonymous author in the 15th century
External links
- Bookmarca Portal carried out by the Public Library of Treviso on websites relating with Treviso and the territory of the province of Treviso
- Official site
- Free photos of Treviso
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica entry
- Map of Treviso
- Interactive Google Map of Treviso with more than 70 photos.
- Website and Guide of the city Treviso