Ponte, a word meaning '' bridge'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to:

Places

England

* Pontefract, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield

France

Ponte Leccia Ponte Leccia (; or Ponte-Leccia) is a French village, part of the municipality (''commune'') of Morosaglia, in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica. Its name in Corsican language is U Ponte à a Leccia. Geography Situated at the confluence be ...

, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-Corse

Italy

;Municipalities * Ponte (BN), in the Province of Benevento *

Ponte Buggianese Ponte Buggianese () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about southwest of Pistoia. Ponte Buggianese borders the following municipalities: Buggiano, Chies ...

, in the Province of Pistoia * Ponte dell'Olio, in the Province of Piacenza * Ponte di Legno, in the Province of Brescia * Ponte di Piave, in the Province of Treviso *''Ponte Gardena'', Italian name for Waidbruck, in South Tyrol * Ponte in Valtellina, in the Province of Sondrio * Ponte Lambro, in the Province of Como * Ponte nelle Alpi, in the Province of Belluno *

Ponte Nizza Ponte Nizza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 35 km south of Pavia. Ponte Nizza borders the following municipalities: Bagnaria, Cecima, ...

, in the Province of Provincia di Pavia * Ponte Nossa, in the Province of Bergamo * Ponte San Nicolò, in the Province of Padua * Ponte San Pietro, in the Province of Bergamo ;Civil parishes and quarters *

Ponte (Rome) Ponte, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to: Places England *Pontefract, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield France *Ponte Leccia, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-Cor ...

, a ''rione'' in the City of Rome *

Ponte di Cerreto Ponte is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Cerreto di Spoleto in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 441 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( ...

, in the Province of Perugia

Portugal

* Ponte da Barca, a municipality in the District of Viana do Castelo * Ponte de Lima, a municipality in the District of Viana do Castelo *

Ponte de Sor Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km2. The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Ec ...

, a municipality in the District of Portalegre

South Africa

Ponte Tower Ponte City is a skyscraper in the Berea suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow. It was built in 1975 to a height of , making it the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa. The 55-storey building is cylindrical, with an o ...

, a landmark city apartment building in Johannesburg

Switzerland

Ponte Capriasca Ponte Capriasca is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Ponte Capriasca is first mentioned in 1335 as ''Ponte''. In 1491 it was mentioned as ''Ponte Criviascha''. Historically, it was part o ...

, a municipality in the Canton of Ticino * Ponte Tresa, a municipality in the Canton of Ticino

People

* Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist who collaborated with Mozart *

Moshe Ponte Moshe Ponte (also "Ponti"; he, משה פונטה; born August 29, 1956) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka. He is the President of the Israel Judo Association. He was born in Israel, and is Jewish. Judo career His coach was Morris Smadga. Po ...

(born 1956), Israeli Olympic judoka and President of the Israel Judo Association *

Piero de Ponte Fra' Piero del Ponte (26 August 1462 – 17 November 1535) was the 45th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John between 1534 and 1535. He hailed from Asti, in northern Italy and was a descendant of the ancient family of Casal-Gros and L ...

, Italian Grandmaster of the Order of Saint John * Gabry Ponte, Italian DJ and record producer *

Laura Ponte Laura Ponte y Martínez (born 9 June 1973 in Vigo) is a Spanish model, daughter of José Manuel Ponte Mittelbrunn (born 1942) and wife Marcela Martínez Zapico (born ca. 1945). She entered the fashion industry in 1993, and has worked for Valentino ...

, Spanish model

Other uses

* Ponte S.A, the company administering Rio-Niterói Bridge in Brazil