Tombolo ( vec, Tónboło) is a ' (municipality) in the
Province of Padua
The Province of Padua (''Provincia di Padova'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.
Geography
It has an area of 2,142 km2, and a total population of 936,492 (2016) making it the most populated pr ...
in the Italian region
Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
, located about northwest of
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
and about north of
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...
.
Tombolo borders the following municipalities:
Cittadella
Cittadella ( vec, Sitadeła) is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is in circumference with a diameter of around ...
,
Galliera Veneta
Galliera Veneta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about north of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,830 and an area of .All demographic ...
,
San Giorgio in Bosco
San Giorgio in Bosco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northwest of Padua.
San Giorgio in Bosco borders the following municipalities: Campo San Mar ...
,
San Martino di Lupari
San Martino di Lupari is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about north of Padua.
San Martino di Lupari borders the following municipalities: Castelfranco Vene ...
, and
Villa del Conte
Villa del Conte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about north of Padua.
Villa del Conte borders the following municipalities: Campo San Martino, San Giorgi ...
. Its ' of Onara was the seat of the
Ezzelini The Ezzelini were a noble family in medieval Italy. The family was founded by Ecelo (Ezzelo), who received the fiefs of Romano d'Ezzelino and Onara
* Ezzelino I da Romano (died 1189), called ''il Balbo''
** Ezzelino II da Romano (died 1235), called ...
family of Italian medieval lords until 1199; it is also home to a marshy landscape now preserved by a regional park.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto
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