Montegrotto Terme ( vec, Montegròto) is a
comune
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(municipality) in the
Province of Padua
The Province of Padua (''Provincia di Padova'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.
Geography
It has an area of 2,142 km2, and a total population of 936,492 (2016) making it the most populated p ...
in the
Italian region
Veneto
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, located about west of
Venice
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and about southwest of
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of t ...
.
Montegrotto Terme is a spa resort, part of the Terme Euganee spas. The
Euganean Hills
The Euganean Hills ( it, Colli Euganei ) are a group of hills of volcanic origin that rise to heights of 300 to 600 m from the Padovan-Venetian plain a few km south of Padua. The ''Colli Euganei'' form the first Regional park established in the V ...
(Colli Euganei) are located nearby.
Montegrotto Terme borders the following municipalities:
Abano Terme
Abano Terme (known as Abano Bagni until 1924) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Euganean Hills; it is southwest by rail from Padua. Abano Terme's population is 19,062 ( ...
,
Battaglia Terme Battaglia Terme ( vec, Ła Bataja) is a town and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of Italy, in the province of Padua.
Battaglia lies at the easternmost edge of the volcanic Euganean Hills, and has been noted for its warm saline springs and natural v ...
,
Due Carrare
Due Carrare is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about south of Padua.
This municipality is the result of the merging of two different municipalities (''Ca ...
,
Galzignano Terme
Galzignano Terme ( vec, Galsignán) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southwest of Padua.
Etymology
The illustrious academic Olivieri thought tha ...
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Torreglia.
The
Hotel Terme Millepini, which is a
Guinness World Record
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
holder for containing the world's deepest pool is located in Montegrotto Terme.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Montegrotto Terme is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
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with:
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Veneto
Spa towns in Italy
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