Limana
Encyclopedia
Limana is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Belluno
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 70 km north of Venice
and about 5 km southwest of Belluno
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,667 and an area of 39.2 km².
The municipality of Limana contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) (14) Canè, Ceresera, Cesa, Coi di Navasa, Dussoi, Limana Capoluogo, Navenze, Pieve di Limana, Polentes, Praloran, Refos, Ricomes, Triches, and Valmorel.
Limana borders the following municipalities: Belluno
, Revine Lago
, Sedico
, Trichiana
, Vittorio Veneto
.
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 Belluno
Province of Belluno
TheThe Province of Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km², and a total population of 214,026 .-Geography:...
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 70 km north 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 5 km southwest of Belluno
Belluno
Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,667 and an area of 39.2 km².
The municipality of Limana 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) (14) Canè, Ceresera, Cesa, Coi di Navasa, Dussoi, Limana Capoluogo, Navenze, Pieve di Limana, Polentes, Praloran, Refos, Ricomes, Triches, and Valmorel.
Limana borders the following municipalities: Belluno
Belluno
Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
, Revine Lago
Revine Lago
Revine Lago is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km north of Venice and about 35 km north of Treviso...
, Sedico
Sedico
Sedico is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km north of Venice and about 9 km west of Belluno...
, Trichiana
Trichiana
Trichiana is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km north of Venice and about 10 km southwest of Belluno.-External links:*...
, Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto is a city and comune situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the northeast of the Italian peninsula, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers.-Geography:...
.