Treviso, Italy
| Treviso | |
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| Comune | |
| Città di Treviso | |
Piazza dei Signori
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 Treviso
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| Coordinates: 45°40′N 12°15′E / 45.667°N 12.250°ECoordinates: 45°40′N 12°15′E / 45.667°N 12.250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Treviso (TV) |
| Frazioni | Monigo, San Paolo, Santa Bona, San Pelajo, Santa Maria del Rovere, Selvana, Fiera, Sant'Antonino, San Lazzaro, Sant'Angelo, San Giuseppe, Canizzano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Manildo (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.5 km2 (21.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2012) | |
| • Total | 82,535 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Trevigiani or Trevisani |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 31100 |
| Dialing code | 0422 |
| Patron saint | St. Liberalis |
| Saint day | 27 April |
| Website | Official website |
Treviso (Italian pronunciation: [treˈviːzo], Venetian: Trevixo) is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants (as of November 2010): some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura) or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000. The city is home to the headquarters of clothing retailer Benetton, Sisley, Stefanel, Geox, Diadora and Lotto Sport Italia, appliance maker De'Longhi, and bicycle maker Pinarello.
Treviso is also known for being the original production area of Prosecco wine, and being one of several towns thought to have been the origin of the popular Italian dessert tiramisù.
For some scholars, the ancient city of Tarvisium derived its name from a settlement of the Celtic tribe of the Taurusci. Others have attributed the name instead to the Greek root tarvos, meaning "bull".
Tarvisium, then a city of the Veneti, became a municipium in 89 BCE after the Romans added Cisalpine Gaul to their dominions. Citizens were ascribed to the Roman tribe of Claudia. The city lay in proximity of the Via Postumia, which connected Opitergium to Aquileia, two major cities of Roman Venetia during Ancient and early medieval times. Treviso is rarely mentioned by ancient writers, although Pliny writes of the Silis, that is the Sile River, as flowing ex montibus Tarvisanis.
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