Portobuffolé[4] (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpɔrtobuffoˈle]) or Portobuffolè[5] [ˌpɔrtobuffoˈlɛ] (Venetian: Portobufołè)[6] is a comune (municipality) in the province of Treviso, in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Venice and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Treviso on both the shores of the Livenza river.
Portobuffolé | |
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| Comune di Portobuffolé | |
 The Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Portobuffolé  | |
  Portobuffolé Location of Portobuffolé in Italy  Portobuffolé Portobuffolé (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 12°32′E / 45.850°N 12.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Treviso (TV) |
| Frazioni | Settimo, Ronche and Faé[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Sebastiano Susana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[3] | |
| • Total | 755 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Portobuffolesi or Portuensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 31040 |
| Dialing code | 0422 |
| Website | Official website |
Portobuffolé borders the following municipalities: Brugnera, Gaiarine, Mansuè, Prata di Pordenone. Sights include the Duomo, a synagogue re-consecrated in 1559. During the Middle Ages the town, of Roman origins, was under the da Carrara, the patriarchs of Aquileia, the bishops of Ceneda, the comune of Treviso (1166) and then again under the bishops of Ceneda (1242). After a period of da Camino suzerainty (1307–36), it became part of the Republic of Venice since 1339. Portobuffolé is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[7]
References edit
- ^ Statute of the commune of Portobuffolé - art.2 Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ DOP Online
- ^ ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics) List of statistical codes and official names of territorial units
- ^ La tabele dai nons. "Cjarte dal Friûl Vignesie Julie". Societât filologjiche furlane / Casa editrice Tabacco. Udine: 2005. ISBN 9788883150821 (in Friulian)
- ^ "Veneto" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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