A hill town in the Province of Treviso called simply Colle until 1867, when it took the name of Umberto I after the king’s visit.
At a glance
- Type
- Comune and historic centre
- Where
- Colle Umberto, Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy
- Coordinates
- 45.9406495° N, 12.3422331° E
- Renamed
- 1867, after the visit of Umberto I
- Settled since
- Prehistory — Palaeoveneti finds
Overview
Colle Umberto is a comune in the Province of Treviso, in the Veneto. It was called simply Colle until 1867 — for its perched position on the hill — and took its present name in that year, after the visit of the king of Italy, Umberto I.
History
The place has been inhabited since prehistory, as numerous archaeological finds of the Palaeoveneti civilisation attest.
In Roman times the road that linked the large centres of Oderzo (Opitergium) and Ceneda (Cenetae) ran through its territory.
The hill — the most telling feature of the ground — gave the comune its name in the medieval period.
What you see
Besides the buildings on the main hill, the territory of the comune is dotted with oratories and villas of historical and architectural interest.
Practical information
- Address of the town hall: Via dell’Abbazia 1, 31014 Colle Umberto (TV), Veneto.
- The comune lies between Conegliano and Vittorio Veneto, in the hills north of Treviso.
Sources
- Cultural Heritage Online historical archive — original Italian entry (beniculturalionline.it), transposed and corrected 2026.
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