Ospedaletto Euganeo is a 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:...

(municipality) in the Province of Padua

Province of Padua

The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 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 60 km southwest 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 30 km southwest of Padua

Padua

Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,667 and an area of 21.4 km².

The municipality of Ospedaletto Euganeo 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) Tresto, Palugana, Peagnola, Santa Croce, and Dossi.

Ospedaletto Euganeo borders the following municipalities: Carceri

Carceri, Italy

Carceri is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 30 km southwest of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,579 and an area of 9.7 km²...

, Este

Este, Italy

Este is a town and comune of the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Euganei Hills. The town is a centre for farming, crafts and industry worthy of note.-History:...

, Lozzo Atestino

Lozzo Atestino

Lozzo Atestino is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 25 km southwest of Padua, in the Colli Euganei regional park....

, Noventa Vicentina

Noventa Vicentina

Noventa Vicentina is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is west of SP247 provincial road.The main attraction is the patrician Villa Barbarigo.- Sources :*...

, Ponso

Ponso

Ponso is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 35 km southwest of Padua...

, Saletto

Saletto

Saletto is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 35 km southwest of Padua...

, Santa Margherita d'Adige

Santa Margherita d'Adige

Santa Margherita d'Adige is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 35 km southwest of Padua...

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