Follina

Follina, Italy
Comune
Comune di Follina
The abbey cloister
Follina, Italy
Location of Follina, Italy in Italy
Coordinates: 45°57′N 12°7′E / 45.950°N 12.117°E / 45.950; 12.117Coordinates: 45°57′N 12°7′E / 45.950°N 12.117°E / 45.950; 12.117
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Treviso (TV)
Frazioni Farrò, Pedeguarda, Col di Follina
Government
  Mayor Marcello Tommasi
Area
  Total 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Elevation 191 m (627 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)[1]
  Total 3,919
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Follinesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 31051
Dialing code 0438
Website Official website

Follina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 kilometres (37 miles) northwest of Venice and about 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Treviso.

Situated in the Treviso countryside, on the “Strada del Prosecco” (“Prosecco wine route”), it is a village in the landscape of Veneto's pre-Alps. It is home to the eponymous abbey, built here in 1170 with the patronage of the Patriarch of Aquileia. St. Charles Borromeo was its abbot.

Twin towns

Follina is twinned with:

References

Notes
  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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