Sarego Explained

Sarego
Official Name:	Comune di Sarego
Coordinates:	45.4167°N 35°W
Region:	Veneto
Province:	Vicenza (VI)
Frazioni:	Meledo, Monticello di Fara
Mayor Party:	Five Star Movement
Mayor:	Roberto Castiglion
Area Total Km2:	23.92
Population Total:	6794
Population As Of:	31 December 2015
Population Demonym:	Seraticensi
Elevation M:	270
Saint:	Maria SS. Assunta
Day:	August 15
Postal Code:	36040
Area Code:	0444

Sarego is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is 20km (10miles) southwest of Vicenza. SP500 goes through the town of Sarego.

Main sights

In the frazione of Meledo, there are two incomplete villas designed by Andrea Palladio:

• Villa Trissino
• Villa Arnaldi^[1]

Sport

• The primary football club is A.C. M.M. Sarego A.S.D..
• The Moto Club La Favorita Sarego organised motorcycle speedway events at La Favorita, off the Via Julia Divisione in nearby Monticello di Fara. The venue hosted the a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship for three consecutive years from 1974 to 1976.^{[2] [3]} the speedway ended in 1982, when it was converted into a football facility for ASD La Favorita 93.^[4]

Sources

• (Google Maps)
• Page at Comuni Italiani

Notes and References

1. http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=38&lingua=e Villa Arnaldi in the CISA website
2. Web site: World Championship . Metal Speedway . 2 February 2024.
3. Web site: World Championship . Speedway.org . 2 February 2024.
4. Web site: The History of the Motorcycle Club . Moto Club La Favorita . 2 February 2024.