Segusino
Encyclopedia
Segusino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Treviso
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 60 km northwest of Venice
and about 35 km northwest of Treviso
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,062 and an area of 18.1 km².
The municipality of Segusino contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Stramare and Milies.
Segusino borders the following municipalities: Alano di Piave
, Quero
, Valdobbiadene
, Vas
.
Segusino is sister town of Chipilo
, Mexico
, whose residents are descendents of Segusino immigrants and who to this date still speak the Venetian language
of the region.
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 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 Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 northwest 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 35 km northwest of Treviso
Treviso
Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,062 and an area of 18.1 km².
The municipality of Segusino 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) Stramare and Milies.
Segusino borders the following municipalities: Alano di Piave
Alano di Piave
Alano di Piave is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km northwest of Venice and about 35 km southwest of Belluno...
, Quero
Quero
Quero is a town and comune in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of northern Italy.-History:Quero, was founded perhaps by the Romans, it became feud of the accounts of Collalto, and it was territory administered by a' popular meeting....
, Valdobbiadene
Valdobbiadene
Valdobbiadene is a town in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Valdobbiadene is a picturesque wine growing area. Just below the Alpine areas of Veneto, it provides a climate for cool varieties of grape. This area is the home of ProseccoConegliano-Valdobbiadene a dry sparkling white wine....
, Vas
Vas, Italy
Vas is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km northwest of Venice and about 30 km southwest of Belluno...
.
Segusino is sister town of Chipilo
Chipilo
Chipilo is a small city in the state of Puebla, Mexico. It is located twelve kilometers south of the state capital Puebla, Puebla, at a height of 2,150 meters above sea level. Its official name is Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, whose residents are descendents of Segusino immigrants and who to this date still speak the Venetian language
Venetian language
Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken as a native language by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, where of five million inhabitants almost all can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto, in Trentino, Friuli, Venezia...
of the region.