Mogliano Veneto
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Mogliano Veneto is a town and comune
Comune
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in the province of Treviso
Province of Treviso
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, Veneto
Veneto
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, northern Italy
Italy
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, located halfway between Mestre (Venice
Venice
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) and Treviso
Treviso
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Culture

Mogliano is well known for the Medieval festival, which takes place September of every year, as well as for the Christmas market which takes place from 1–10 December of every year with market stalls being set up in Piazza Pio X by cottage industries from as far away as Perugia
Perugia
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Transportation

Mogliano is cut in two by a busy highway, known as Terraglio, a historical road linking Treviso and Mestre/Venice. It is also on the busy Udine
Udine
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-Venice railroad route and, like Mestre, serves as a dormitory town for people working in the surrounding industrial areas.

Twin towns

Ricadi
Ricadi
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, Italy Mogliano
Mogliano
Mogliano is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km south of Ancona and about 13 km south of Macerata.-External links:*...

, Italy Mostar
Mostar
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, Bosnia-Herzegovina


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