Nove
45°44′N 11°41′E
Nove is a town in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto,
north-eastern Italy, with just over 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on
the Brenta river, near Marostica and Bassano del Grappa. The town
is home of a local network of ceramic industries. The name of the
town comes from the antique Italian nove, in the meaning of "new". As
matter of fact, the lands where the town is located were considered
new because of the lowering of the level of the Brenta. The lowering
of the river revealed soft lands rich of clay. The first artisans of the
area started using the clay for the production of pottery.
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