Gruaro

Gruaro
Gruaro
Comune
	Comune di Gruaro
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gruaro
	Gruaro Location of Gruaro in Italy Gruaro Gruaro (Veneto)
	Coordinates: 45°50′N 12°50′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Metropolitan city	Venice (VE)
Frazioni	Bagnara, Boldara, Giai, La Sega, Malcanton, Mondina, Roncis
Government
• Mayor	Giacomo Gasparotto
Area [1]
• Total	17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (31 December 2008)[2]
• Total	2,786
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym	Gruaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	30020
Dialing code	0421
Website	Official website

Gruaro is a town and comune (comune means municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Venice (Metropolitan City of Venice is an administration area), Veneto, Italy.

Gruaro is a medieval origin town in the eastern Veneto countryside near the border with Friuli. The area is rich of canals and water, such as the Lemene river and the Versiola minor river.

In Gruaro, in 1294, an Eucharistic Miracle happened. On a tablecloth, coming from the Church of San Giusto, blood stains were produced by a consecrated affirma remained among the folds of the fabric. Today the relic is custodied in Valvasone's church (a bigger town north of Gruaro) for the will of the feudal lords of that time. From then, Gruaro is a long stage of different pilgrimages. In the frazione of Bagnara there was a castle, destroyed in Middle Ages. In Bagnara there is a 700 years old church with unique frescoes and a 100 years old pipe organ.

The neighboring municipality of Portogruaro took part of the name from Gruaro. The town of Portogruaro, which rises on the banks of the Lemene river, was originally the port of Gruaro for trades, which later became independent.

Gruaro is west of road SS463, east of the motorway A28 and south of the Friuli's border.

Sources

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v9-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)