Villa (disambiguation)
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Villa can refer to:
People
Status of a populated place
In Spain, Portugal and many countries of Latin America, "Villa" indicates the official status of a populated place (usually town) that has been given certain privileges historically or in recent times.
Places in Italy
Places in Spain
Places in Estonia
Other Places
Other uses
- VillaVillaA villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
, a house
People
- Villa (surname)Villa (surname)Villa may refer to:* David Villa, a Spanish footballer* Emmanuel Villa, an Argentinian footballer* Javier Villa, a Spanish racing driver* Marco Villa, a cyclist* Pancho Villa,a Mexican revolutionary general...
Status of a populated place
In Spain, Portugal and many countries of Latin America, "Villa" indicates the official status of a populated place (usually town) that has been given certain privileges historically or in recent times.
Places in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- Villa AgnedoVilla AgnedoVilla Agnedo is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km east of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 902 and an area of 14.1 km²....
, - Villa BartolomeaVilla BartolomeaVilla Bartolomea is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 45 km southeast of Verona...
, - Villa BasilicaVilla BasilicaVilla Basilica is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km northwest of Florence and about 13 km northeast of Lucca....
, - Villa BiscossiVilla BiscossiVilla Biscossi is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 74 and an area of 5.0 km².Villa Biscossi borders the following...
, - Villa CarcinaVilla CarcinaVilla Carcina is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Concesio and Sarezzo. It is part of the Trompia valley.-External links:*...
, - Villa CastelliVilla CastelliVilla Castelli is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia, on the south-east Italy coast. Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes....
, - Villa CelieraVilla CelieraVilla Celiera is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.The economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry....
, - Villa CollemandinaVilla CollemandinaVilla Collemandina is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km north of Lucca....
, - Villa CorteseVilla CorteseVilla Cortese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan.-External links:*...
, - Villa d'AddaVilla d'AddaVilla d'Adda is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km west of Bergamo...
, - Villa d'AlmèVilla d'AlmèVilla d'Almè is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 7 km northwest of Bergamo...
, - Villa del BoscoVilla del BoscoVilla del Bosco is a comune in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 380 and an area of 3.7 km².Villa del Bosco borders the following...
, - Villa del ConteVilla del ConteVilla del Conte is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km northwest of Venice and about 20 km north of Padua...
, - Villa di BrianoVilla di BrianoVilla di Briano is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 km northwest of Naples and about 15 km southwest of Caserta...
, - Villa di ChiavennaVilla di ChiavennaVilla di Chiavenna is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km north of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland....
, - Villa di SerioVilla di SerioVilla di Serio is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 6 km northeast of Bergamo...
, - Villa di TiranoVilla di TiranoVilla di Tirano is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km east of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland...
, - Villa d'OgnaVilla d'OgnaVilla d'Ogna is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,891 and an area of 5.2 km².Villa d'Ogna borders the following...
, - Villa EstenseVilla EstenseVilla Estense is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 60 km southwest of Venice and about 30 km southwest of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,407 and an area of 16.0 km².Villa Estense borders the following...
, - Villa FaraldiVilla FaraldiVilla Faraldi is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 10 km northeast of Imperia...
, - Villa GuardiaVilla GuardiaVilla Guardia is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan and about 6 km southwest of Como...
, - Villa LagarinaVilla LagarinaVilla Lagarina is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 20 km southwest of Trento...
, - Villa LatinaVilla LatinaVilla Latina is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 120 km southeast of Rome and about 40 km east of Frosinone....
, - Villa LiternoVilla LiternoVilla Literno is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km northwest of Naples and about 25 km west of Caserta...
, - Villa MinozzoVilla MinozzoVilla Minozzo is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km west of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Reggio Emilia....
, - Villa PomaVilla PomaVilla Poma is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 160 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km southeast of Mantua...
, - Villa RendenaVilla RendenaVilla Rendena is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km west of Trento...
, - Villa San Giovanni in TusciaVilla San Giovanni in TusciaVilla San Giovanni in Tuscia is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km northwest of Rome and about 15 km southwest of Viterbo....
, - Villa San GiovanniVilla San GiovanniVilla San Giovanni is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. As of 2010 its population was of 13,747.-Geography:...
, - Villa San PietroVilla San PietroVilla San Pietro is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km southwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,849 and an area of 39.6 km²....
, - Villa San SecondoVilla San SecondoVilla San Secondo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km east of Turin and about 12 km northwest of Asti...
, - Villa Santa Lucia degli AbruzziVilla Santa Lucia degli AbruzziVilla Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi is a little comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.-External links:**...
, - Villa Santa LuciaVilla Santa LuciaVilla Santa Lucia is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 110 km southeast of Rome and about 35 km southeast of Frosinone...
, - Villa Santa MariaVilla Santa MariaVilla Santa Maria is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, in the region of Abruzzo of southern Italy....
, - Villa Sant'AngeloVilla Sant'AngeloVilla Sant'Angelo is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, which lies in the Aterno River valley near the convergence of the Sirente and the Gran Sasso mountain ranges...
, - Villa Sant'AntonioVilla Sant'AntonioVilla Sant'Antonio is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km east of Oristano...
, - Villa SantinaVilla SantinaVilla Santina is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 110 km northwest of Trieste and about 45 km northwest of Udine...
, - Villa Santo StefanoVilla Santo StefanoVilla Santo Stefano is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 80 km southeast of Rome and about 13 km south of Frosinone....
, - Villa VerdeVilla VerdeVilla Verde is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km southeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 370 and an area of 17.3 km².Villa Verde borders the following...
, - Villa VicentinaVilla VicentinaVilla Vicentina is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 35 km northwest of Trieste and about 30 km southeast of Udine....
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Places in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- VillaVilla (Corvera)Villa is one of seven parishes in the Corvera de Asturias municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 387 .-Villages:*Barriero*Capiello*El Pontón...
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- Villa del CampoVilla del CampoVilla del Campo is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 581 inhabitants....
- Villa del ReyVilla del ReyVilla del Rey is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 137 inhabitants....
- Villa de Gracia, karter e Barcelona
Places in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
- Villa, Viljandi County, village in Tarvastu Parish, Viljandi County
- Villa, Haanja Parish, village in Haanja Parish, Võru County
- Villa, Lasva ParishVilla, Lasva ParishVilla is a village in Lasva Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 16 and an area of 1.2 km²....
, village in Lasva Parish, Võru County
Other Places
- Villas, FloridaVillas, FloridaVillas is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,346 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, United States - Villa, Burkina FasoVilla, Burkina FasoVilla is a town in the Bingo Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. It has a population of 2113.-External links:*...
- Villa (Saint Vincent), a city on the island of Saint VincentSaint Vincent (island)Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean. It is the largest island of the chain called Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains...
- Villa (island)Villa (island)Villa is an island in the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island lies in the Folda sea about northwest of the village of Lauvsnes on the mainland and about west of the island of Bjørøya. The Villa Lighthouse is located on the western part of the island...
, a Norwegian island in FlatangerFlatangerFlatanger is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund and Vik.-General information:...
, Sør-TrøndelagSør-Trøndelag- References :... - Aleksoto Villa, architectural-historical museum under open sky in Lithuania
Other uses
- Aston Villa F.C.Aston Villa F.C.Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, an English Football team - Aston Villa (band)Aston Villa (band)Aston Villa are a French musical group, named after the football club.-Singles:*Regarde moi - 2005*Invincible - 2002*Le chien -2002*Raisonne - 2001*Raisonne - 2001*Si les anges - 2001- External links :...
, a French band - Villa (insect)Villa (insect)Villa is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family . They range in size from , and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales. Villa species are found on all continents except Antarctica...
, a genus of bee fliesBombyliidaeBombyliidae is a large family of flies with hundreds of genera, although their life cycles are not well known. Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, thus are pollinators of flowers. They superficially resemble bees, thus are commonly called bee flies, and this may offer the adults some... - Villa Maria CollegeVilla Maria CollegeVilla Maria College is a private college located in Cheektowaga, New York specializing in music and the arts. It was founded in 1961 by the Felician Sisters of Buffalo....
in Buffalo, New York, and its former associated high school Villa Maria High School, both often shortened to Villa - Villa, a NorwegianNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
soft drink similar to Cream SodaCream sodaCream soda is a sweet carbonated soft drink, often flavored with vanilla.-History and development:A recipe for cream soda—written by E.M. Sheldon and published in Michigan Farmer in 1852—called for water, cream of tartar, Epsom salts, sugar, tartaric acid, egg, and milk, to be mixed together, then...
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See also
- VillasVillasVillas is a Spanish placename and surname, from the plural form of villa.*Las Villas*Las Tres Villas*La Hermandad de las Cuatro Villas*Cinco Villas*Castillo Siete Villas*Villasbuenas*Villas palladianas*Villas Boas*Benalúa de las Villas...
- villein
- villainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...