Verona
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Summary
Verona is a comune of Italy[1]. Verona ranks in the top 0.13% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,191 views/month, #9 of 7,096).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Gold Medal for Civil Valor[3], Gold Medal of Military Valour[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Verona[5]
- Country: Italy[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Adige[7]
- Head of government: Damiano Tommasi[8]
- Instance of: city[9], big city[10], urban area[11], Italian city-state[12]
- Official language: Italian[13]
- Shares border with: Bussolengo[14], Castel d'Azzano[15], Grezzana[16], Mezzane di Sotto[17], Negrar di Valpolicella[18], Pescantina[19], Roveré Veronese[20], San Giovanni Lupatoto[21], San Martino Buon Albergo[22], San Pietro in Cariano[23], Sommacampagna[24], Sona[25], Villafranca di Verona[26], Buttapietra[27]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Borough 1 of Verona[28], Borough 3 of Verona[29]
- Twinned administrative body: Munich[30], Pula[31], Nîmes[32], Salzburg[33], Bethlehem[34], Ra'anana[35], Mashhad[36], Ningbo[37], Saint-Josse-ten-Noode[38], Košice[39], Nagahama[40], Fresno[41], Albany[42], Batumi[43]
- Legislative body: Verona city council[44]
- Postal code: 37100[45], 37121–37142[46]
- Commons category: Verona[47]
- Licence plate code: VR[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Verona include barbital[49], a type of chemical entity[50]; Verona Villafranca Airport[51], an airport[52], in Italy[53]; Verona Rupes[54], a rupes[55]; Verona trial[56], a show trial[57], in Italian Social Republic[58]; red Verona marble[59]; Anguis veronensis[60], a taxon[61]; Congress of Verona[62], a party conference[63]; and Paolo Veronese green[64], a color[65].
Why It Matters
Verona has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Verona is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Verona include barbital[49], a type of chemical entity[50]; Verona Villafranca Airport[51], an airport[52], in Italy[53]; Verona Rupes[54], a rupes[55]; Verona trial[56], a show trial[57], in Italian Social Republic[58]; red Verona marble[59]; and Anguis veronensis[60], a taxon[61].
FAQs
What awards did Verona receive?
Honors received include Gold Medal for Civil Valor[3] and Gold Medal of Military Valour[4].