Follina

Follina, Italy
Comune
Comune di Follina
The abbey cloister
Location of Follina, Italy
Follina, Italy Location of Follina, Italy in Italy Follina, Italy Follina, Italy (Veneto)
Coordinates: 45°57′N 12°7′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Treviso (TV)
Frazioni	Farrò, Pedeguarda, Col di Follina, Valmareno
Government
• Mayor	Mario Collet
Area
• Total	24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)
• Total	3,919
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym	Follinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	31051
Dialing code	0438
Website	Official website

This article is about the town in Italy. For security vulnerability, see Follina (security vulnerability).

Follina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 kilometres (37 miles) northwest of Venice and about 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Treviso. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Follina is situated in the Treviso countryside, on the "Strada del Prosecco" ("Prosecco wine route"), in the Venetian Prealps. It is home to the eponymous abbey, built here in 1170 with the patronage of the Patriarch of Aquileia. St. Charles Borromeo was its abbot.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Follina is twinned with:

• Wipfeld, Germany

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