Recoaro Terme

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Recoaro Terme-Stemma.gif
official_name = Comune di Recoaro Terme
region = Veneto
province = Vicenza (VI)
elevation_m = 445
area_total_km2 = 60.06
population_as_of = 2006
population_total =7270
population_density_km2 =121
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|45|42|N|11|14|E
frazioni =Fongara, Merendaore, Rovegliana, Parlati
telephone = 04445
postalcode = 36076
gentilic = Recoaresi
saint = St. Anthony the Abbot
day =january 17
name=Recoaro Terme| mapx=45.69|mapy=11.234
mayor =Franco Viero
website = [http://www.comune.recoaroterme.vi.it www.comune.recoaroterme.vi.it]

Recoaro Terme is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.

History

The area of Recoaro was settled in the 13th century by German colonists, a document mentioning a "villa" in Rovegliana (now a "frazione" of Recoaro) in 1262. Later it was under the Scaliger, the Visconti of Milan and then under the Republic of Venice, to which it belonged until the late 18th century.

In 1689 thermal waters were discovered, which led to the development of Recoaro as a tourist resort in the following century, although most of the population lived on agriculture until the 19th century.

After being part of the Austrian puppet Lombardy-Venetia, Recoaro became part of the unified Kingdom of Italy in 1866. Friedrich Nietzsche sojourned here in 1881 and allegedly received the inspiration for his "Also sprach Zarathustra". After World War II it became an important center of bottling of mineral water.

Main sights

*Church of "Santa Giuliana" (14th century)
*Church of "San Bernardo" (14th century)

Transportation

The main connection is Provincial road (ex state road) 246.

Twin towns

*flagicon|GER Neustadt an der Donau, Germany, since 1989

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maphp?hl=en&ned=us&tab=nl&q=Recoaro_Terme,%20Italy (Google Maps)]