Caneva
Encyclopedia
Caneva is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pordenone
in the Italian
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
, located about 110 km northwest of Trieste
and about 15 km west of Pordenone
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,374 and an area of 42.0 km².
Caneva borders the following municipalities: Cordignano
, Fontanafredda
, Fregona
, Polcenigo
, Sacile
, Sarmede
, Tambre
.
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 Pordenone
Province of Pordenone
The Province of Pordenone is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pordenone. The territory was carved out of the Province of Udine in 1968....
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 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
, located about 110 km northwest of Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
and about 15 km west of Pordenone
Pordenone
Pordenone is a comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.The name comes from the Latin "Portus Naonis" meaning the port on the river Noncello - History :...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,374 and an area of 42.0 km².
Caneva borders the following municipalities: Cordignano
Cordignano
Cordignano is a town and comune in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy....
, Fontanafredda
Fontanafredda
Fontanafredda is an Italian comune of about 11,000 inhabitants in Province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The town hall is located in the frazione of Vigonovo....
, Fregona
Fregona
Fregona is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km north of Venice and about 40 km north of Treviso...
, Polcenigo
Polcenigo
Polcenigo is a comune in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 110 km northwest of Trieste, 95 km north of Venice and about 14 km northwest of Pordenone.It has a population of 3,259 and an area of 49.2 km².Located on the slopes of...
, Sacile
Sacile
Sacile is a town and comune in the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-east Italy. It is known as the "Garden of the Serenissima" after the many palaces that were constructed along the river Livenza for the nobility of the Most Serene Republic of...
, Sarmede
Sarmede
Sarmede is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km north of Venice and about 35 km northeast of Treviso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,087 and an area of 17.9 km².Sarmede borders the following municipalities: Caneva,...
, Tambre
Tambre
Tambre is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km north of Venice and about 15 km east of Belluno...
.