"Jim" wrote in message news:5klt8.154$Bc7.8370@castor.casema.net... > Can anybody tell me where the village with the name Colla is lokated. > Suposebly my family name comes from it. Jim Colla Netherlands Hello Do you know the Province where your Colla is located? Any hint given to you by relatives? There are 2 Colla: 54010 Colla MS Toscana Province = Massa, Region= Toscana (Tuscany) & 88040 Colla CZ Calabria Province = Catanzaro, Regione = Calabria There is also a Colla Maffone in Sicily and other comuni with Colla as part of the name. Look here: http://www.nonsolocap.it/ type in Colla at "... la LOCALITÀ" Best wishes, Paula Nigro http://anzwers.org/free/italiangen/