Villa Minozzo
Encyclopedia
Villa Minozzo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 70 km west of Bologna
and about 40 km southwest of Reggio Emilia
.
Its territory includes the ski resort of Febbio and the highest peak in the province, Monte Cusna
(2,121 m). Through the frazione
of Civago and the Forbici Pass (1,574 m), the Garfagana can be reached.
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 Reggio Emilia
Province of Reggio Emilia
The Province of Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune in the Province, is Reggio Emilia....
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 Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 70 km west of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and about 40 km southwest of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
.
Its territory includes the ski resort of Febbio and the highest peak in the province, Monte Cusna
Monte Cusna
Monte Cusna is a mountain in the northern Apennines, located in the trait between the Cerreto and Lagastrello Passes, with an altitude of . The mountain is also known as Uomo Morto , "Uomo che Dorme" or "Il Gigante" for its appearance, resembling a lying man.The peak is situated in the...
(2,121 m). Through 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...
of Civago and the Forbici Pass (1,574 m), the Garfagana can be reached.