| Comune di Belluno | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Belluno (BL) |
| Mayor | Av. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Belluno ( Provincia di Belluno) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Antonio Prade |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Area | 147. 18 km² (57 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 21, 2005) | |
| - Total | 36,112 |
| - Density | 245/km² (635/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Bellunesi |
| Dialing code | 0437 |
| Postal code | 32100 |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Patron | Saint Martin |
| - Day | 11 November |
| Website: www.comune.belluno.it | |
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Belluno (Italian: Belluno; Friulian: Belun; German: Beilun) is a town in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Friulian ( or affectionately marilenghe in Friulian friulano in Italian) (also Eastern Ladin) is a Romance language belonging The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Located about 80 kilometers north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Dolomiti's region. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the The Province of Belluno ( Provincia di Belluno) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. With its roughly 35,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area of Valbelluna. The first Benetton clothes shop was opened here in 1965. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. It is one of the 15 municipalities of the National Park of the Dolomites of Belluno.
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Geography
The ancient city of Belluno rises above a cliff spur near the confluence of the Torrente Ardo and the Piave River. Piave (from Latin Plavis) is a River in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for 220 km (135 miles into the Adriatic To the north is the imposing Schiara range of the Dolomites, with the famous Gusela del Vescovà (Bishop's needle), and Mounts Serva and Talvena rising above the city. The Schiara (ital Monte Schiara) is a Mountain in the range Dolomiti Bellunesi in Dolomites of northern Italy, Near the town of The Dolomites (Dolomiti Dolomiten Dolomitis are a section of the Alps. To the south, the foothills of the Alps separate Belluno from the Venetian plain. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Further to the south is the Nevegal, in the Castionese area, well-known for its skiing resorts. The average annual temperature in Belluno is 9°C (49°F), and the average annual precipitation is 137 cm (54 inches).
History
The name of the city is derived from celtic belo-dunum which means "splendid hill". The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. The name was inspired by the favorable position within the valley.
The city was founded around 220-200 BC by the Romans and, starting from 181 BC, it became an important military stronghold in the Roman Venetia. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was ruled by the Lombards (6th century) and the Carolingians (8th century); from the late 9th century it was ruled by a count-bishop and it received a castle and a line of walls. The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285 the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolings, or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Later it was a possession of the Ghibelline family of the Ezzelino. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy Ezzelino III da Romano ( April 25, 1194 &ndash October 7, 1259) was an Italian conqueror dictator Political figure After having longly contended the nearby territory with Treviso, in the end Belluno gave itself to the Republic of Venice (1404). Treviso (Venetian Trevizo, French Trévise, Latin Tarvisium) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica The city was thenceforth an important hub for the transport of lumber from the Cadore through the Piave river. Cadore is a " Comunità montana " (mountain community in the Italian region of Veneto, in the northernmost part of the Province of Belluno
After the fall of the Republic, Belluno was an Austrian possession, until it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian
Main sights
- The Duomo (Cathedral, late 15th century), with the 18th century bell tower designed by Filippo Juvarra. Filippo Juvarra, ( March 7, 1678 - January 31, 1736) was an Italian Architect and Scene The church's plan is attributed to the Venetian architect Tullio Lombardo
- Palazzo dei Rettori (1491)
- The red edifice of the Communal Palace
- The Bishop's Palace, erected in 1190 by the count-bishop Gerardo de' Taccoli
- The Fountain of Piazza del Duomo
- Baroque church of San Pietro (1326), originally in Gothic style. Tullio Lombardo ( 1460 - November 17 1532) was an Italian Renaissance Sculptor. It includes five paintings by Andrea Schiavone, three by Sebastiano Ricci. Andrea Meldolla called Andrea Schiavone or Lo Schiavone, or Andrija Medulić (in Croatian) (c Sebastiano Ricci ( August 1, 1659 - 15 May 1734) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque school of Venice.
- Palazzo del Capitano.
- The 16th century church of San Rocco.
- The church of Santo Stefano, housing several 15th century paintings by local masters. It includes also an Adoration of the Magi from Tiziano's workshop. Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c 1485 &ndash August 27 1576 better known as Titian, was the leading painter of the 16th-century Venetian
- The Romanesque church of San Biagio.
- The Porta Dojona and Porta Rugo gates in the ancient walls.
- The 16th church of Santa Maria dei Battuti.
Transportation
Frazioni
Antole, Bes, Bolzano Bellunese, Caleipo-Sossai, Castion, Castoi, Cavessago, Cet, Chiesurazza, Cirvoi, Col di Piana, Col di Salce, Collungo, Cusighe, Faverga, Fiammoi, Giamosa, Giazzoi, Levego, Madeago, Miér, Nevegal, Orzes, Pedeserva, Pra de Luni, Rivamaor, Safforze, Sala, Salce, San Pietro in Campo, Sargnano, Sopracroda, Sois, Sossai, Tassei, Tisoi, Vignole, Visome. A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative
Quarters of the city
Baldenich, borgo Garibaldi (o via garibaldi), Borgo Piave, Borgo Prà, Cavarzano, Mussoi, San Lorenzo, Quartier Cadore, Via Feltre-Maraga, San Francesco, Lambioi, Via Montegrappa, Via Cairoli
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