Montebelluna

Montebelluna
—  Comune  —
Città di Montebelluna
The church of Santa Maria in Colle.
Coat of arms
Montebelluna Location of Montebelluna in Italy
Coordinates: 45°46′31″N 12°02′20″E / 45.77528°N 12.03889°E / 45.77528; 12.03889Coordinates: 45°46′31″N 12°02′20″E / 45.77528°N 12.03889°E / 45.77528; 12.03889
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Treviso (TV)
Frazioni	Busta, Biadene, San Gaetano, Sant'Andrea, Mercato Vecchio, Caonada, Contea, Posmon, La Pieve, Guarda, Pederiva
Government
- Mayor	Marzio Favero
Area
- Total	48.98 km2 (18.9 sq mi)
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population (December 31, 2007)
- Total	30,354
- Density	619.7/km2 (1,605.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Montebellunesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	31044
Dialing code	0423
Patron saint	B.V.M. Immacolata
Saint day	December 8
Website	Official website

Montebelluna is a town and comune in Veneto, Italy, approximately 67 kilometers northwest of Venice. It has an estimated population of 30,817.^[1]

Fila has research and development facilities in Montebelluna. Northwave was started by Gianni Piva in Montebelluna. Geox is also based in Montebelluna.^[2] The kybun Corporation of the Swiss engineer Karl Müller produces a part of its shoes in Montebelluna.

Montebelluna is a major producer of ski boots.^[3]

Famous people from Montebelluna

• Alberto Bottari de Castello, archbishop
• Aldo Serena, football player
• Attilio Tesser, football player
• Carlo Moretti, cyclist
• Luca Badoer, F1 driver
• Marcello Agnoletto, football player
• Oscar Gatto, cyclist
• Renato Palumbo, conductor
• Alessandro Bertuola (* 1979), cyclist

Twin towns

• Dammarie-les-Lys, France, since 1987
• Oberkochen, Germany, since 1992
• Tata, Hungary, since 2000

See also

• Calcio Montebelluna

Sources

1. ^ "The World Gazetteer". http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=488863205. Retrieved 2007-02-21. 
2. ^ "Fila Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20070705011647/http://www.fila.com/zz/eng/corporate/mediacenter/factsheet. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
3. ^ Zaslowsky, Dyan (November 1989). "Getting in Gear For the Slopes". The New York Times.