Tombolo
Tombolo si trova nell'Alta Padovana, a nord del capoluogo, in un territorio di pianura agricola compreso tra Cittadella e Piazzola...
Mis à jour le 12 juillet 2026 · Sources: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombolo_(Italia) · https://www.mattinopadova.it/cronaca/prima-una-sepoltura-poi-il-tumulo-sparito-e-misteriosa-lorigine-del-nome-di-tombolo-d11kqqf8 · https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_Sant'Andrea_Apostolo_(Tombolo)
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L'histoire de Tombolo
Origins of the Name and the Territory
The place name Tombolo may derive from a tumulo, possibly a pre-Roman burial mound. The town is first mentioned, together with Onara, in a document of 1130, in an area that between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries experienced a general revival of the Paduan countryside after centuries of manorial economy.
Onara and the Ezzelini
The hamlet of Onara was once a trading centre of considerable importance, linked to the Ezzelini family. To reduce its economic weight, the Commune of Padua founded the fortified town of Cittadella nearby and, in 1220, destroyed Onara's castle, reusing its stones to build part of the new town walls.
The Church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo
As early as 1085 Tombolo was home to a parish church dedicated to Sant'Abramo. The current church, dedicated to Sant'Andrea Apostolo, was designed by architect Francesco Maria Preti: its foundation stone was laid in 1756 and the building completed in 1774, before being enlarged between 1791 and 1818 with the addition of an apse and transept.
The Villa at Onara
On the site of Onara's old Ezzelinian castle stands a sixteenth-century rural residence, today abandoned. During the nineteenth century the building was altered by its owner, Giusti del Giardino, who had two crenellated towers added; only the right-hand barchessa of the original structure survives.
The Landscape of the Alta Padovana
Tombolo's territory presents a typical Alta Padovana countryside, with intensive farming and small settlements, set in an area shaped by its proximity to Cittadella and, over the centuries, by significant historical events linked to the Ezzelini and to the communal wars.
Experiences not to miss
- Visitare la Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo progettata da Francesco Maria Preti
- Visit the Church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo designed by Francesco Maria Preti
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