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Maser is notable for being the place of death of the architect
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comune
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'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso
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in the Italian
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region Veneto
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, located about northwest of Venice
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and about northwest of Treviso
Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and '' comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Ven ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,854 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat
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.
The municipality of Maser contains the ''frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Coste, Crespignaga, and Madonna della Salute.
Maser borders the following municipalities: Altivole, Asolo
Asolo () is a town and '' comune'' in the Veneto Region of northern Italy. It is known as "The Pearl of the province of Treviso", and also as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" for its mountain settings.
History
The town was originally a settlem ...
, Caerano di San Marco, Cornuda, Monfumo.
Maser is notable for being the place of death of the architect Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of ...
, creator of the famous Palladian style
Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...
of architecture. Villa Barbaro
Villa Barbaro, also known as the Villa di Maser, is a large villa at Maser in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It was designed and built by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, with frescos by Paolo Veronese and sculptures by Al ...
in Maser is one of his finest projects.
Towards the end of his life, Palladio received the opportunity to build a church, the ''Tempietto Barbaro'', to serve the Villa Barbaro and the village of Maser.
Demographic evolution
References
Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub