Castel d'Azzano
Encyclopedia
Castel d'Azzano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verona
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 110 km west of Venice
and about 6 km southwest of Verona
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 10,825 and an area of 10.0 km².
The municipality of Castel d'Azzano contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) La Rizza, San Martino, and Forette.
Castel d'Azzano borders the following municipalities: Buttapietra
, Verona
, Vigasio
, and Villafranca di Verona
.
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 Verona
Province of Verona
The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Verona.-Overview:The province has an area of 3,109 km², and a total population of 912,981...
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 110 km west 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 6 km southwest of Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 10,825 and an area of 10.0 km².
The municipality of Castel d'Azzano 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) La Rizza, San Martino, and Forette.
Castel d'Azzano borders the following municipalities: Buttapietra
Buttapietra
Buttapietra is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 110 km west of Venice and about 10 km southwest of Verona...
, Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Vigasio
Vigasio
Vigasio is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 110 km west of Venice and about 14 km southwest of Verona...
, and Villafranca di Verona
Villafranca di Verona
Villafranca di Verona is a town and comune in the province of Verona in the Veneto, Northern Italy.-History:The position on the ancient via Postumia and the perpendicular intersection structure of its roads suggests that the city had Roman origins....
.