Ponte
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Ponte, a word meaning bridge
in Italian, Portuguese and Galician languages, may refer to:
Civil parishes and quarters
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
in Italian, Portuguese and Galician languages, may refer to:
Italy
Municipalities- Ponte (BN), in the Province of Benevento
- Ponte BuggianesePonte BuggianesePonte Buggianese is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km west of Florence and about 20 km southwest of Pistoia...
, in the Province of Pistoia - Ponte dell'OlioPonte dell'OlioPonte dell'Olio is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 22 km south of Piacenza, about 85 k. south of Milan and about 160 km northwest of Bologna...
, in the Province of Piacenza - Ponte di LegnoPonte di LegnoPonte di Legno is an Italian comune of 1816 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-History:...
, in the Province of Brescia - Ponte di PiavePonte di PiavePonte di Piave is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 35 km northeast of Venice and about 20 km northeast of Treviso....
, in the Province of Treviso - Ponte Gardena, Italian name for Waidbruck, in South Tyrol
- Ponte in ValtellinaPonte in ValtellinaPonte in Valtellina is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km east of Sondrio...
, in the Province of Sondrio - Ponte LambroPonte LambroPonte Lambro is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km north of Milan and about 12 km east of Como....
, in the Province of Como - Ponte nelle AlpiPonte nelle AlpiPonte nelle Alpi is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km north of Venice and about 8 km northeast of Belluno....
, in the Province of Belluno - Ponte NizzaPonte NizzaPonte Nizza is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 35 km south of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 858 and an area of 23.1 km²....
, in the Province of Provincia di Pavia - Ponte NossaPonte NossaPonte Nossa is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 25 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,048 and an area of 5.6 km².Ponte Nossa borders the following...
, in the Province of Bergamo - Ponte San NicolòPonte San NicolòPonte San Nicolò is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km west of Venice and about 8 km southeast of Padua...
, in the Province of Padua - Ponte San PietroPonte San PietroPonte San Pietro is a comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Bergamo....
, in the Province of Bergamo
Civil parishes and quarters
- Ponte (Rome)Ponte (rione of Rome)Ponte is the fifth rione of Rome. Its name comes from Ponte Sant'Angelo, which connects Ponte with the rione of Borgo. This bridge was built by Emperor Hadrian in 134 AD to connect his mausoleum to the rest of the city...
, a rione in the City of Rome - Ponte (Formazza), in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola
- Ponte della Muda, in the Province of Treviso
- Ponte di Cerreto, in the Province of Perugia
Portugal
- Ponte da Barca, a municipality in the District of Viana do Castelo
- Ponte de Lima, a municipality in the District of Viana do Castelo
- Ponte de Sor, a municipality in the District of Portalegre
Switzerland
- Ponte CapriascaPonte CapriascaPonte Capriasca is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Ponte Capriasca is first mentioned in 1335 as Ponte. In 1491 it was mentioned as Ponte Criviascha....
, a municipality in the Canton of Ticino - Ponte TresaPonte TresaPonte Tresa is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Ponte Tresa is first mentioned in 818 as ad Tresiae Pontem, though this comes from a 12th Century copy of the earlier document. In 875 it was mentioned as Ponte Tretia...
, a municipality in the Canton of Ticino
People
- Gabry PonteGabry PonteGabriele "Gabry" Ponte is an Italian DJ best known for his membership in the Italian dance group Eiffel 65. Ponte has been involved with the Bliss Team, DJ Gundam, and Sangwara...
, Italian DJ and record producer - Lorenzo Da PonteLorenzo Da PonteLorenzo Da Ponte was a Venetian opera librettist and poet. He wrote the librettos for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's greatest operas, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte....
, librettist who collaborated with Mozart