Colle Umberto

Colle Umberto is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Venice and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Treviso.

Colle Umberto
Comune di Colle Umberto
View with campanile and Lucheschi Castle
Location of Colle Umberto
Colle Umberto
Location of Colle Umberto in Italy
Colle Umberto
Colle Umberto (Veneto)
Coordinates: 45°57′N 12°21′E
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
ProvinceTreviso (TV)
FrazioniSan Martino di Colle Umberto telephone = 0438
Government
  MayorSebastiano Coletti
Area
  Total13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
  Total5,081
  Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Collumbertesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31014
WebsiteOfficial website

Colle Umberto borders the following municipalities: Cappella Maggiore, Conegliano, Cordignano, Godega di Sant'Urbano, San Fior, Vittorio Veneto.

The town's most visited place is the Villa Verecondi Scortecci owned by an old upper-class Venetian family.

San Martino

The frazione of San Martino was the birthplace of Ottavio Bottecchia, the first Italian to win the Tour de France in both 1924 and 1925, but he died mysteriously at the height of career during a training ride in Friuli, at Trasaghis. There is a local move to create a museum to him.

Twin towns

The town is twinned with the following:

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.



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