Possagno
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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
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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 northwest 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 35 km northwest 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 2,154 and an area of 12.1 km².
Possagno borders the following municipalities: Alano di Piave
Alano di Piave
Alano di Piave is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km northwest of Venice and about 35 km southwest of Belluno...
, Castelcucco
Castelcucco
Castelcucco is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km northwest of Venice and about 35 km northwest of Treviso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,076 and an area of 8.8 km².Castelcucco borders the following...
, Cavaso del Tomba
Cavaso del Tomba
Cavaso del Tomba is a comune with about 3000 inhabitants in the province of Treviso, in Italy. The municipality of Cavaso is spread over the southern flank of the buttress that extends from Mount Grappa towards the Piave...
, Paderno del Grappa
Paderno del Grappa
Paderno del Grappa is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, in the Veneto, Italy. Paderno del Grappa is located at the base of Mount Grappa, a mountain located in the Dolomites...
.
The famous sculptor Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor from the Republic of Venice who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh...
(November 1, 1757 - October 13, 1822) was born in Possagno. Its most prominent landmark is the Canova temple (Tempio Canoviano) designed by the artist and completed after his death.