Follina

Comune in Veneto, Italy

Location of Follina, Italy

45°57′N 12°7′E / 45.950°N 12.117°E / 45.950; 12.117CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceTreviso (TV)FrazioniFarrò, Pedeguarda, Col di Follina, ValmarenoGovernment

• MayorMario ColletArea

^[1]

• Total24.2 km² (9.3 sq mi)Elevation

191 m (627 ft)Population

(Dec. 2004)^[2]

• Total3,919 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)DemonymFollinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

31051

Dialing code0438WebsiteOfficial website

Follina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 kilometres (37 miles) northwest of Venice and about 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Treviso. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

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

Follina is twinned with:

Wipfeld, Germany

References

Notes

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Veneto" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.