Vo' | |
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| Comune di Vo' | |
Location of Vo'  | |
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| Coordinates:45°20′N11°38′E / 45.333°N 11.633°E /45.333; 11.633 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Padua (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 3,416 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35030 |
| Dialing code | 049 |
Vo' (orVo' Euganeo; sometimes incorrectly spelledVò orVò Euganeo) is acomune (municipality) in theProvince of Padua in theItalianVeneto region, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west ofVenice and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest ofPadua, in the western end of theEuganean Hills. Mount Venda forms part of its territory, at 603 metres (1,978 ft) the highest of the Hills area. Along with the three other Italian townsNe,Re, andRo, Vo' shares the distinction of having the shortest town name in Italy. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,416 and an area of 20.4 square kilometres (7.9 sq mi).[3]
Vo' borders the following municipalities:Agugliaro,Albettone,Cinto Euganeo,Galzignano Terme,Lozzo Atestino,Rovolon,Teolo.
Vo' was an early hotspot in theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and valuable lessons were learned in the successful management of Vo''s epidemic.[4][5]
Vo' takes its name from the LatinVadum, probably the ancient commercial port on theAdige River, which until 589 forked nearMonte Este, and its secondary branch ran alongside theEuganean Hills, skirtingMonte della Madonna. During the medieval period, two castles went up: one belonging to the noble Da Vo' family and another at Castellaro belonging to the Maltraversi family. Between the 16th and 17th centuries noted Venetian families (including theContarini and theVeniers) built a number of villas in the area, and at this same time the old center, Vo' Vecchio, was founded, seat of thecomune until 1900. In 1900 a new municipal "capital" was set up at Vo' Centro, known also as Ca' Erizzo; in 1933 the name Vo' was made definitive. One of its most famous villas is the Ca' Morosini. The villa, which goes back to at least 1300 and was once aBenedictine hermitage, has belonged to the Zavattiero family since 1930.
Vo' became the center of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Veneto when two people were found positive on 21 February 2020. The next day, one of them, a 78-year-old man, died, the firstCOVID-19 death in the country.[6] The number of infections had also risen to 29.[7] On 24 February an "iron-clad sanitary cordon" was created around the town and a testing program for all of its residents initiated.[5] As of 29 February, 3% of the population was found to test positive, most of them asymptomatic.[5][4] People with positive tests were placed in isolation.[4]
By March 23, the spread of the disease had been stopped and no new cases could be identified.[5] It was concluded that mass testing ofpeople with no symptoms in conjunction with isolation of infected persons was critical to control the spread of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Vo'.[8][4]
asymptomatic or quasi-symptomatic subjects represent a good 70% of all virus-infected people and, still worse, an unknown, yet impossible to ignore portion of them can transmit the virus to others
