Castello di Godego
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Castello di Godego is a town and comune
with 6.329 inhabitants in the province of Treviso
, Italy
, Veneto
region.
The current mayor of the city is Angelo Civiero.
In Castello di Godego the Venetian language
is spoken by the 95% of the population, Romanian
is spoken by a large community of immigrants from Romania
.
, the ancient German tribe that invaded North Italy during the last years of Western Roman Empire
.
).
Close to the Muson river, is located one of the oldest catholic church of the area, San Pietro church built in the year 400 CE.
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:...
with 6.329 inhabitants in 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:*...
, 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...
, 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...
region.
The current mayor of the city is Angelo Civiero.
In Castello di Godego the Venetian language
Venetian language
Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken as a native language by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, where of five million inhabitants almost all can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto, in Trentino, Friuli, Venezia...
is spoken by the 95% of the population, Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
is spoken by a large community of immigrants from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
History
The historians believe that the name "Godego" is related to the GothsGoths
The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe....
, the ancient German tribe that invaded North Italy during the last years of Western Roman Empire
Western 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....
.
Business
The most important activities are related to the food sector ( Pastificio yolli ); machinery sector ( Breton ) service sector ( Santi Catering - Pellizzari ) and furnishing sector ( Stocco fratelli )1Main sights
Remains of an ancient town (Le Motte) can be found on the boundaries with the town of San Martino di Lupari (province of PaduaProvince of Padua
The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...
).
Close to the Muson river, is located one of the oldest catholic church of the area, San Pietro church built in the year 400 CE.