Follina Explained

Follina, Italy
Official Name:Comune di Follina
Coordinates:45.95°N 19°W
Region:Veneto
Province:Treviso (TV)
Frazioni:Farrò, Pedeguarda, Col di Follina, Valmareno
Mayor:Mario Collet
Area Total Km2:24.2
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3919
Population As Of:Dec. 2004
Population Demonym:Follinesi
Elevation M:191
Postal Code:31051
Area Code:0438

Follina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60km (40miles) northwest of Venice and about 35km (22miles) northwest of Treviso. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[2]

Situated in the Treviso countryside, on the “Strada del Prosecco” (“Prosecco wine route”), it is a village in the landscape of Veneto's pre-Alps.It is home to the eponymous abbey, built here in 1170 with the patronage of the Patriarch of Aquileia. St. Charles Borromeo was its abbot.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy. Follina is twinned with:

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Web site: Veneto. 31 July 2023. it.