Cadoneghe is a town and comune

Comune

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in the province of Padua

Province of Padua

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, in the Veneto

Veneto

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 region of northern Italy

Italy

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. The town is approximately 50  from Venice

Venice

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, the capital of the region. The city is situated on the Brenta River

Brenta River

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Cadoneghe was once famous for being the site of the largest and most important slaughterhouse

Slaughterhouse

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 and meat company in Europe

Europe

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, Grosoli SpA. After the Grosoli family sold the company in the early 1980s, the company gradually lost its market and was eventually closed in the early 1990s, leaving Cadoneghe without any major industry.