Colle Umberto is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Treviso

Province of Treviso

The Province of Treviso is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso.The province has an area of 2,477 km², and a total population of 886.886 . There are 95 municipalities in the province .-Municipalities:-External links:*...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Veneto

Veneto

Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...

, located about 60 km north of Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 and about 30 km north of Treviso

Treviso

Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,900 and an area of 13.6 km².

The municipality of Colle Umberto contains the frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivision) San Martino di Colle Umberto, Menare'and San Sebastiano.

Colle Umberto borders the following municipalities: Cappella Maggiore

Cappella Maggiore

Cappella Maggiore is a comune with 4,412 inhabitants in the province of Treviso....

, Conegliano

Conegliano

Conegliano is a town and comune of the Veneto region, Italy, in the province of Treviso, about north by rail from the town of Treviso. The population of the city is of around 36,000 people. The remains of a castle that was built in the 10th century remain on a nearby hill...

, Cordignano

Cordignano

Cordignano is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy....

, Godega di Sant'Urbano

Godega di Sant'Urbano

Godega di Sant'Urbano is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km north of Venice and about 30 km northeast of Treviso...

, San Fior

San Fior

San Fior is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 50 km north of Venice and about 30 km northeast of Treviso...

, Vittorio Veneto

Vittorio Veneto

Vittorio Veneto is a city and comune situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the northeast of the Italian peninsula, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers.-Geography:...

.

The town's most visited place is the Villa Verecondi Scortecci owned by an old upper-class Venetian family.

The town is twinned with the following: San Lawrenz, Gozo

Gozo

Gozo is a small island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago...

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San Martino

San Martino is composed of villages: Borgo S. Rocco, Borgo mix, Borgo Campion, Borgo Rive Bet, Gaziol Borgo, Borgo Maiolo, Borgo Massimi. The hamlet was the birthplace of Ottavio Bottecchia

Ottavio Bottecchia

Ottavio Bottecchia was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France. He was found dead by the roadside; the reason remains a mystery.-Origins:...

, the first Italian to win the Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

 in both 1924

1924 Tour de France

The 1924 Tour de France was the 18th edition of the Tour de France and was won by Ottavio Bottecchia. He was the first Italian cyclist to win the Tour and the first rider to hold the yellow jersey the entire event. The race was held over 5,425 km with an average speed of 23.972 km/h...

 and 1925

1925 Tour de France

The 1925 Tour de France was the 19th edition and was held from June 21 to July 19, 1925 over 5430 kilometers in 18 stages. Italian cyclist Ottavio Bottecchia successfully defended his 1924 victory to win his second consecutive Tour de France...

, but he died mysteriously at the height of career during a training ride in Friuli

Friuli

Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...

, at Trasaghis

Trasaghis

Trasaghis is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine...

. There is a local move to create a museum to him.

Menaré

Since the'70s Menaré has undergone redevelopment. "Due Osterie", is on the route Strada Statale 51 di Alemagna. The new church is called the "Madonna of Peace." The town is also known as "exit 5" was so named because the stop of the train line at Conegliano

Conegliano

Conegliano is a town and comune of the Veneto region, Italy, in the province of Treviso, about north by rail from the town of Treviso. The population of the city is of around 36,000 people. The remains of a castle that was built in the 10th century remain on a nearby hill...

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External links

• www.comune.colle-umberto.tv.it