Terrazzo, Italy
Encyclopedia
Terrazzo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verona
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 80 km southwest of Venice
and about 45 km southeast of Verona
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,336 and an area of 20.5 km².
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Begosso and Nichesola.
Terrazzo borders the following municipalities: Badia Polesine
, Bevilacqua
, Boschi Sant'Anna
, Castagnaro
, Castelbaldo
, Legnago
, Merlara
, Urbana
, and Villa Bartolomea
.
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 Verona
Province of Verona
The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Verona.-Overview:The province has an area of 3,109 km², and a total population of 912,981...
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 80 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 45 km southeast of Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,336 and an area of 20.5 km².
Geography
The municipality of Terrazzo contains the frazioniFrazione
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) Begosso and Nichesola.
Terrazzo borders the following municipalities: Badia Polesine
Badia Polesine
Badia Polesine is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 25 km west of Rovigo...
, Bevilacqua
Bevilacqua
Bevilacqua is a comune with 1,927 inhabitants in the province of Verona, Italy.- History :The Comune di Bevilacqua began as a settlement of ancient Venetic people on the banks of the Adige River, documented to 589 AD...
, Boschi Sant'Anna
Boschi Sant'Anna
Boschi Sant'Anna is a comune with 1,346 inhabitants in the province of Verona. It is located at 45 km from Verona, east to Legnago....
, Castagnaro
Castagnaro
Castagnaro is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 50 km southeast of Verona...
, Castelbaldo
Castelbaldo
Castelbaldo is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 45 km southwest of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,694 and an area of 15.2 km².Castelbaldo borders the following municipalities:...
, Legnago
Legnago
Legnago is a town and comune in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy. It is located on the Adige river, c. 43 km from Verona.Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and tobacco.-History:...
, Merlara
Merlara
Merlara is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 45 km southwest of Padua...
, Urbana
Urbana, Italy
Urbana is a comune in the province of Padua, in Veneto region of northern Italy.-External links:*...
, and Villa Bartolomea
Villa Bartolomea
Villa Bartolomea is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 45 km southeast of Verona...
.