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Paderno del Grappa 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 Treviso

Province of Treviso

The Province of Treviso is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso.The province has an area of 2,477 km², and a total population of 886.886 . There are 95 municipalities in the province .-Municipalities:-External links:*...

, in the 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...

, Italy

Italy

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. Paderno del Grappa is located at the base of Mount Grappa

Mount Grappa

Monte Grappa is a tall mountain in the Veneto region of Italy. Part of the Alpine foothills, the mountain is divided between the provinces of Vicenza, Treviso and Belluno....

, a mountain located in the Dolomites

Dolomites

The Dolomites are a mountain range located in north-eastern Italy. It is a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extends from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley...

. The municipality of Paderno del Grappa is approximately 45 miles 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 in close to larger towns, Asolo

Asolo

Asolo is a town and comune in the Veneto Region of Northern Italy. It is known as "The Pearl of the province of Treviso", and also as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" for its mountain settings.-History:...

and Bassano del Grappa

Bassano del Grappa

Bassano del Grappa is a city and comune in the province of Vicenza, region Veneto, in northern Italy. It bounds the communes of Cassola, Marostica, Solagna, Pove del Grappa, Romano d'Ezzelino, Campolongo sul Brenta, Conco, Rosà, Cartigliano and Nove...

, also in the Treviso province.

Paderno del Grappa has a population of 2,002 according to the 2001 National Census. The municipality is between 175 and 1.775 meters above sea level.

Paderno del Grappa is home to Istituti Filippin, an Italian boarding school. The Instituti Filippin campus also serves as the undergraduate campus for the Consortium Institute of Management and Business Analysis (CIMBA)

CIMBA

The Consortium Institute of Management and Business Administration is a study abroad program in Italy that brings together faculty and students from different countries to study business...

, a subsidiary organization of the Consortium of Universities for International Studies (CUIS). CIMBA is a study abroad program for American students. In 2008, the University of Iowa became the degree and credit-granting institution for CUIS. Students taking courses through CIMBA earn academic credit through the University of Iowa.

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