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Colognola ai Colli 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
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in the
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region
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, located about west of
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and about east 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 ...
. Colognola ai Colli borders the following municipalities: Belfiore,
Caldiero Caldiero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about east of Verona. Caldiero borders the following municipalities: Belfiore, Colognola ai Colli, Lavagno, San ...
, Cazzano di Tramigna, Illasi,
Lavagno Lavagno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about east of Verona. The municipality of Lavagno is formed by the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and ha ...
, and Soave.


Main sights

*Church of Santa Maria della Pieve (12th century). It was originally a temple devoted to the Roman god Mercury.


Main products

* 'Wines: Valpolicella DOC, Amarone DOC and Recioto Soave DOC * "Bisi" (Peas): this product makes Colognola ai Colli famous all over the province of Verona. Every year in May, there is a festival dedicated to Colognola's peas: "La Sagra dei Bisi". The typical dish is called 'Risi e bisi', risotto with peas.


Sister city

*
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References


External links


Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub