Jesolo

Jesolo [ jɛ zolo ː ] is a town with 24,584 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) on the Italian Adriatic coast in the province of Venice, Veneto Region, about 16 kilometers northeast of Venice.

• 3.1 Lighthouse
• 3.2 Archaeological Sites
• 3.3 Museums, libraries, and galleries

• 4.1 Tourism
• 4.2 traffic

• 5.1 Coat of Arms
• 5.2 Town twinning

History

Roman Empire and nachimperiale time

Today Jesolo was founded under the name Equilium at the time of the Roman Empire as a vicus (village) on an island near the mouth of the Piave. She was on the long waterway from Ravenna one of the many stages within the lagoon where the merchant ships halted, especially in winter, to protect themselves from the strong winds ( bora ) and the sea storms. After the fall of the Roman Empire the city was formed along with other cities in the Upper Adriatic their own kingdom with Jesolo and Civitas Nova ( Eraclea) as its capital. First Ruler was the Doge Paolo Lucio Anafesto. In the following centuries Jesolo experienced a first heyday, which was due to the trade, river transport and salt mining in particular.

Equilium (today Jesolo) had to contend with numerous floods of the Piave. The Piave changed - like all the other northern Italian rivers at that time - often its orbit, which had a dramatic impact on the residents of the city. In the following years the Port has become increasingly difficult due to sediment deposits of the Piave and the land ever more accessible. Thus the Hungarians were more often in Equilium. Despite all the commercial ran for several centuries further good. Gradually, however, lost Jesolo important again, because part of the population migrated to Venice.

New center

Since the 15th century, developed at the junction, which formed the river and the canal, a new town center. The name of the family Zucharin, who were entrusted with the care of the traffic channel, became the new city name: Cavazucharina, " the channel Zucharins ".

In the 17th century, was moved in the course of Venetian River diversions and the Piave in a new bed. It flows since no longer Jesolo, but eastward and flows Cortellazzo in the Adriatic Sea, while on the old river bed which is also today still called Piave Vecchia (Old Piave), which flows into the Adriatic Sea Sile. The two rivers since then joins a channel.

20th century

In World War Cavazuccherina became the scene of battles between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian army.

In the 20th century, the church of Santa Maria Assunta was destroyed. In 1930 the city its ancient name Jesolo back. At about the same time sat on a rebound in the field of tourism. The first bathing establishment was opened in near Piazza Marconi. In 1934 there were numerous villas and hotels.

The character of an intensively used according to the seaside resort, the city center and the beach area with ever higher hotel and residential buildings has been built since the 1960s. The current planning campaign called Jesolo City Beach in 2012 and is in 2012 [ deprecated] be completed. The campaign includes the redesign of streets and squares as well as the improvement of the beaches and their buildings used by tourists.

Structure

Jesolo is divided into two areas: Jesolo Paese, about two kilometers from the beach, and today more significant Lido di Jesolo on the Venetian Lagoon.

Lido di Jesolo spreads between the rivers Sile and Piave. At the Piavemündung is the former fishing Cortellazzo. At the Silemündung is a lighthouse. Behind spreads between lagoon and sea, the littoral del Cavallino with the municipality of Cavallino- Treporti. From there it is a boat service to Venice.

Lido di Jesolo is comprised of several parts:

• Faro is located at the mouth of the Sile.
• Centro Ovest is the western city center, in the narrower sense, the center of Lido di Jesolo.
• Centro Est is the smaller, eastern downtown.
• Pineta has a pine forest and several campsites.
• Cortellazzo at the mouth of the Piave.

At the municipal boundary between Jesolo and Eraclea is the Laguna del Mort, one from all sides surrounded with dunes and pine lagoon, which forms a popular habitat for birds.

Culture and sights

Lighthouse

The Lighthouse of Jesolo is 48 meters high and was built in 1948-1950 on the site of the old lighthouse from 1840. Today, he characterizes at the mouth of the Sile skyline Jesolo on the coast of Lido di Jesolo. Although he is in the municipality of Cavallino -Treporti on the western banks of the Sile, it bears the name Lighthouse of Jesolo.

Archaeological Sites

• Archaeological Area in the north of Jesolo with remains of walls from the Roman period
• Torre Caligo
• Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Museums, libraries and galleries

• Civic Museum of Natural History
• Aquarium Reptilarium

Economy and infrastructure

Tourism

Jesolo's economic base is tourism. In its heyday, Jesolo had up to 6 million visitors a year, in recent years, this number dropped to about 4.5 million annually. Along the south side of the lagoon there are numerous campsites and hotels in all price ranges.

Traffic

After Jesolo lead two provincial roads: the SP - 43 Portegrandi Jesolo and the SP 42 Jesolana San Michele al Tagliamento Jesolo. The A4 motorway is about 20 kilometers away. The closest train station is San Dona di Piave. The nearest international airport is the Venice airport. Also located near the Treviso airport.

Policy

Coat of arms

Red dragon on a blue background.

Twinning

Since April 28, 2006 Jesolo and Velden ( Carinthia ) are connected by a twinning.