Monteforte d'Alpone

Monteforte d'Alpone
Monteforte d'Alpone
Comune
	Comune di Monteforte d'Alpone
	Coat of arms
	Location of Monteforte d'Alpone
	Monteforte d'Alpone Location of Monteforte d'Alpone in Italy Monteforte d'Alpone Monteforte d'Alpone (Veneto)
	Coordinates: 45°25′N 11°17′E / 45.417°N 11.283°E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Brognoligo, Costalunga, Sarmazza
Government
• Mayor	Carlo Tessari
Area
• Total	20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population (1 October 2010)
• Total	8,509
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Montefortiani or Montefortesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37032
Dialing code	045
Website	Official website

Monteforte d'Alpone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Venice and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Verona.

Monteforte d'Alpone borders the following municipalities: Gambellara, Montecchia di Crosara, San Bonifacio, and Soave. The economy is based on the production of wine.

Main sights

Church (Oratory) of St. Anthony (13th century)
Church of the Capuchins (14th century)
Church of Santa Croce (14th century)
Bishops Palace (15th century), built by bishop of Venice Ermolao Barbaro on design by Michele da Caravaggio. It has a chapel with a fresco by Francesco Torbido (1534)
Palazzo Durlo-Montanari (15th century)

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

External links

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v18-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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