Fontanelle, Italy
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Fontanelle is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Treviso
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 45 km north of Venice
and about 25 km northeast of Treviso
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,634 and an area of 35.5 km².
The municipality of Fontanelle contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fontanellette, Lutrano, Vallonto, and Santa Maria del Palù.
Fontanelle borders the following municipalities: Codognè
, Gaiarine
, Mansuè
, Oderzo
, Ormelle
, San Polo di Piave
, Vazzola
.
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 45 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 25 km northeast 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 5,634 and an area of 35.5 km².
The municipality of Fontanelle contains the frazioni
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...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fontanellette, Lutrano, Vallonto, and Santa Maria del Palù.
Fontanelle borders the following municipalities: Codognè
Codognè
Codognè is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 50 km north of Venice and about 25 km northeast of Treviso....
, Gaiarine
Gaiarine
Gaiarine is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, about 50 km north of Venice and about 30 km northeast of Treviso...
, Mansuè
Mansuè
Mansuè is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 45 km northeast of Venice and about 30 km northeast of Treviso...
, Oderzo
Oderzo
Oderzo is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy.It lies in the heart of the Venetian plain, about 66 km to the northeast of Venice...
, Ormelle
Ormelle
Ormelle is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km north of Venice and about 20 km northeast of Treviso...
, San Polo di Piave
San Polo di Piave
San Polo di Piave is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km north of Venice and about 15 km northeast of Treviso...
, Vazzola
Vazzola
Vazzola is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 45 km north of Venice and about 20 km northeast of Treviso...
.