Maser, Veneto

Maser () is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northwest of Treviso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,854 and an area of .

The municipality of Maser contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Coste, Crespignaga, and Madonna della Salute.

Maser borders the following municipalities: Altivole, Asolo, Caerano di San Marco, Cornuda, Monfumo.

Monuments and places of interest

Venetian Villas

The following is a list of some Venetian villas in the municipality of Maser:.

The municipality is notable for being the place of death of the architect Andrea Palladio, creator of the famous Palladian style of architecture.

• Villa Barbaro in Maser is one of his finest projects and towards the end of his life, Palladio received the opportunity to build a church, the Tempietto Barbaro, to serve the Villa Barbaro and the village of Maser.
• Villa Fabris (Maser)
• Villa Nani, Trieste, Fanzago
• Villa Querini
• Ca' Pesaro Facchinetti Vettoretto

Demographic evolution

Foreign ethnicities and minorities

As of December 31, 2022, foreigners residents in the municipality were , i.e. % of the population. The largest groups are shown below:

1. Romania
2. China
3. Morocco
4. Albania
5. North Macedonia

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