Cerea

For other uses, see Cerea (disambiguation).

Cerea
—  Comune  —
Città di Cerea
Cerea Location of Cerea in Italy
Coordinates: 45°12′N 11°13′E / 45.2°N 11.217°E / 45.2; 11.217Coordinates: 45°12′N 11°13′E / 45.2°N 11.217°E / 45.2; 11.217
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Asparetto, Aselogna, Cà del Lago, Cherubine, Palesella e Santa Teresa in Valle
Government
- Mayor	Paolo Marconcini
Area
- Total	70.4 km2 (27.2 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (December 31, 2007)
- Total	16,018
- Density	227.5/km2 (589.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Cereani or Ceretani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	37053
Dialing code	0442
Patron saint	St. Zeno of Verona
Saint day	April 12
Website	Official website

Cerea is a town and comune in the province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy.

History

From 923 AD until 1223 Cerea was a castrum (fortification). On 1223 Cerea it became a "comune" but, a year after, it was plundered because of the war between Mantua and Verona. A period of decadence followed, also because of the frequent epidemics. In the 18th century, under the Venetian rule, Cerea began to grow and the noblemen started building their villas.

Classic furniture in Cerea has a long and rich history. Cerea started manufacturing art furniture during the Twenties in the Asparetto suburb. Here, a "marangon" (artisan), Giuseppe Merlin, was hired by Ing. Bresciani to restore an ancient piece of furniture from the 600 century. He then moved on to reproduce furniture from older ages faithfully. He and other artisans expanded and now Cerea has more than 500 furniture factories, 95% of which are still handcraft shops.

Sources

• Official website
• Natural area in Cerea