Monteforte d'Alpone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Venice and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Verona.
Monteforte d'Alpone | |
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| Comune di Monteforte d'Alpone | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Monteforte d'Alpone  | |
  Monteforte d'Alpone Location of Monteforte d'Alpone in Italy  Monteforte d'Alpone Monteforte d'Alpone (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 11°17′E / 45.417°N 11.283°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Verona (VR) |
| Frazioni | Brognoligo, Costalunga, Sarmazza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlo Tessari |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,509 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montefortiani or Montefortesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 37032 |
| Dialing code | 045 |
| Website | Official website |
Monteforte d'Alpone borders the following municipalities: Gambellara, Montecchia di Crosara, San Bonifacio, and Soave. The economy is based on the production of wine.
Main sights
edit- Church (Oratory) of St. Anthony (13th century)
- Church of the Capuchins (14th century)
- Church of Santa Croce (14th century)
- Bishops Palace (15th century), built by bishop of Venice Ermolao Barbaro on design by Michele da Caravaggio. It has a chapel with a fresco by Francesco Torbido (1534)
- Palazzo Durlo-Montanari (15th century)
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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