Torri di Quartesolo

Comune in Veneto, Italy

Location of Torri di Quartesolo

45°31′N 11°37′E / 45.517°N 11.617°E / 45.517; 11.617CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceVicenza (VI)FrazioniLerino, MarolaGovernment

• MayorErnesto FerrettoArea

^[1]

• Total18.67 km² (7.21 sq mi)Elevation

30 m (100 ft)Population

(31 December 2015)^[2]

• Total11,809 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)DemonymQuartesolaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

36040

Dialing code0444Patron saintSaints Gervasius and ProtasiusSaint day19 JuneWebsiteOfficial website

Torri di Quartesolo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern-eastern Italy.

Geography

It is north of E70 and west of A31, and has its own highway junction called "Vicenza Est", off the Autostrada A4.

Economy

The airline MyAir, now no longer operating, used to have its head office in Torri di Quartesolo.^[3]

Torri di Quartesolo has become an important commercial hub in recent years, thanks to the opening in the 1990s of the shopping mall "Le Piramidi", which attracts shoppers from as far as 30 miles away and has spurred a remarkable residential and commercial development.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Keep in Touch." MyAir. 12 January 2006. Retrieved on 10 March 2010.