Verona

:This page is about the city in Italy; for other uses, see Verona (disambiguation).

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Verona (population est. 260,000) is an ancient town, episcopal see and province in the Veneto, Northern Italy. The ancient town, and the centre of the modern city, are in a loop of the Adige River near Lake Garda. Because of this position, the areas saw regular floodings until 1956. It was in that year that the Mori-Torbole tunnel was constructed, which provides 500 cubic meters of discharge from the Adige river to the Garda lake in case of flood danger. The tunnel reduced the risk of floodings from once every seventy years to once every two centuries.

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Episcopal see: An episcopal see is the office of the chief bishop of a particular church. See comes from the Latin word sedes, meaning seat, which refers to the episcopal throne (cathedra) located in the bishop's church (cathedral) in which the bishop sits as the principal symbol of his office. See is still used...

Province: This article is about political regions. See geologic province for geological meanings....

Veneto: Veneto is a region in northeastern Italy, bordering on Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna, between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. It is traversed by the Po, Adige, Brenta and Piave rivers....

Verona related Images and Photos (experimental)

Via Mazzanti Verona 1880	Archway in Verona	Verona: Corso Sant Anastasia and the Palazzo Maffei 1855	Duomo and River Adige Verona Italy
View of the Roman Amphitheatre Verona Engraved by L. Cherbuin	Two Gentlemen of Verona Julia Disguised as a Page is Revealed and Wins Back Proteus's Love	Aerial View of Buildings at the Lakeside Lake Garda Malcesine Province of Verona Veneto Italy