Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella

Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella (Venetian: Sant’Anbroxio) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 kilometres (75 miles) west of Venice and about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Verona.

CountryItaly

FrazioniDomegliara, Ponton, Monte, San Giorgio, Gargagnago

Elevation

174 m (571 ft)

DemonymAmbrosiani

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Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella Sant’Anbroxio
Comune
Comune di Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°31′N 10°50′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Domegliara, Ponton, Monte, San Giorgio, Gargagnago
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Zorzi
Area [1]
• Total	23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Population  (1 August 2014[2])[3]
• Total	11,700
• Density	498/km2 (1,290/sq mi)
Demonym	Ambrosiani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37015
Dialing code	045
Website	Official website

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Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella borders the following municipalities: Cavaion Veronese, Dolcè, Fumane, Pastrengo, Pescantina, Rivoli Veronese, and San Pietro in Cariano. Its frazione of San Giorgio is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[4]

Sights include the Romanesque pieve of San Giorgio, built in the 12th century over a Lombard (and perhaps pre-Roman) religious place. The interior has a nave and two aisles, of the same height, divided by piers. Some of the latter are decorated by 14th-century paintings. The basements of the columns are re-used Roman altars. The church houses also 11th-century frescoes, including a Last Supper; also notable is the ciborium, built during the reign of the Lombard king Liutprand (711-744). The bell tower and the cloister are also from the 12th century.