Torri di Quartesolo

Torri di Quartesolo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern-eastern Italy.

Torri di Quartesolo
Comune
Comune di Torri di Quartesolo
Bridge on the Tesina river.
Location of Torri di Quartesolo
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Coordinates: 45°31′N 11°37′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Vicenza (VI)
Frazioni	Lerino, Marola
Government
• Mayor	Gianluca Ghirigatto
Area [1]
• Total	18.67 km2 (7.21 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (31 December 2015)[2]
• Total	11,809
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Quartesolani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	36040
Dialing code	0444
Patron saint	Saints Gervasius and Protasius
Saint day	19 June
Website	Official website

Geography

It is north of E70 and west of A31, and has its own highway junction called "Vicenza Est", off the Autostrada A4.

Economy

The airline MyAir, now no longer operating, used to have its head office in Torri di Quartesolo.^[3]

Torri di Quartesolo has become an important commercial hub in recent years, thanks to the opening in the 1990s of the shopping mall "Le Piramidi", which attracts shoppers from as far as 30 miles away and has spurred a remarkable residential and commercial development.