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Bassano del Grappa
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Città di Bassano del Grappa | |
![]() Ponte degli Alpini and Upper Castle. | |
Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 11°44′03″E / 45.76667°N 11.73417°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Vicenza (VI) |
Frazioni | Rubbio. Contrade: Campese, Marchesane, San Michele, Sant'Eusebio, Valrovina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Elena Pavan (Lega Nord) |
Area | |
• Total | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 43,412 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bassanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 36061 |
Dialing code | 0424 |
ISTAT code | 024012 |
Patron saint | St. Bassianus |
Saint day | 19 January |
Website | Official website |
Bassano del Grappa (Venetian: Basan[3] or Bassan, pronounced [baˈsaŋ]) is a city and comune, in the Vicenza province, in the region of Veneto, in northern Italy. It bounds the communes of Cassola, Marostica, Solagna, Pove del Grappa, Romano d'Ezzelino, Campolongo sul Brenta, Conco, Rosà, Cartigliano and Nove. Some neighbourhoods of these communes have become in practice a part of the urban area of Bassano, so that the population of the whole conurbation totals around 70,000 people.
The 16th century painter Jacopo Bassano was born, worked, and died in Bassano, and took the town name as his own surname.