Buttapietra is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Verona
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in the
Italian
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region
Veneto
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, located about west of
Venice
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and about southwest of
Verona
Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and in Northeast Italy, nor ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,195 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Buttapietra contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bovo and Marchesino e Settimo Gallese.
Buttapietra borders the following municipalities:
Castel d'Azzano
Castel d'Azzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southwest of Verona. As of 1 September 2011, it had a population of 11.865 and an area of .All demograph ...
,
Isola della Scala,
Oppeano,
San Giovanni Lupatoto,
Verona
Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and in Northeast Italy, nor ...
, and
Vigasio.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns
Buttapietra is
twinned with:
*
Bisenti, Italy
References
External links
www.comunedibuttapietra.it/
Cities and towns in Veneto
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