Nanto is a town and comune

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:...

in the province of Vicenza

Province of Vicenza

The Province of Vicenza is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km², and a total population of 840,000 . There are 121 comuni in the province...

, Veneto

Veneto

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, northern Italy

Italy

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. As of 2011 its population was of 3,071.

Geography

It is located next the Colli Berici, west of SP247 Provincial Road. It borders with the municipalities of Arcugnano

Arcugnano

Arcugnano is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is located south of A4....

, Castegnero

Castegnero

Castegnero is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is east of SP247....

, Montegaldella

Montegaldella

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, Mossano

Mossano

Mossano is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is west of SP247.-Sources:*...

 and Rovolon

Rovolon

Rovolon is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 50 km west of Venice and about 15 km southwest of Padua...

; this one in the Province of Padua

Province of Padua

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.

Nanto counts 10 civil parishes (frazioni

Frazione

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): Anzolin, Bosco di Nanto, Ca' Nova, Cazzola, Ponte di Nanto, Priare, Prietta, Sambugaro, Torretta and Vegre. The most populated ones are Ponte (the municipal seat) and Bosco.

External links

Nanto official website

• Nanto at Google Maps
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