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Belluno (; Venetian
Venetian language

Venetian or Venetan is a Romance languages spoken by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. The language is called v?neto in Venetian, veneto in Italian; the variant spoken in Venice is called venexi?n/venesi?n or veneziano, respectively....
: Belun; ) is a town in the Veneto
Veneto

Veneto or Venetia , is one of the 20 Regions of Italy of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Republic of Venice, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy....
 region of northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. Located about 80 kilometers north of Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno
Province of Belluno

The Province of Belluno is a Provinces of Italy in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km?, and a total population of 209,550 ....
 and the most important city in the Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 35,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area of Valbelluna. It is one of the 15 municipalities of the National Park of the Dolomites of Belluno.

ancient city of Belluno rises above a cliff spur near the confluence of the Torrente Ardo and the Piave River
Piave River

Piave is a river in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for 220 km into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice.In 1809 it was the scene of a Battle of Piave River during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Franco-Italian and Austrian forces clashed....
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Belluno (; Venetian
Venetian language

Venetian or Venetan is a Romance languages spoken by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. The language is called v?neto in Venetian, veneto in Italian; the variant spoken in Venice is called venexi?n/venesi?n or veneziano, respectively....
: Belun; ) is a town in the Veneto
Veneto

Veneto or Venetia , is one of the 20 Regions of Italy of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Republic of Venice, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy....
 region of northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. Located about 80 kilometers north of Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno
Province of Belluno

The Province of Belluno is a Provinces of Italy in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km?, and a total population of 209,550 ....
 and the most important city in the Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 35,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area of Valbelluna. It is one of the 15 municipalities of the National Park of the Dolomites of Belluno.

Geography

The ancient city of Belluno rises above a cliff spur near the confluence of the Torrente Ardo and the Piave River
Piave River

Piave is a river in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for 220 km into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice.In 1809 it was the scene of a Battle of Piave River during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Franco-Italian and Austrian forces clashed....
. To the north is the imposing Schiara range of the Dolomites
Dolomites

The Dolomites are a section of the Alps. They are located for the most part in the province of Province of Belluno, the rest in the provinces of Province of Bolzano-Bozen and Province of Trento ....
, with the famous Gusela del Vescovà (Bishopric's needle), and Mounts Serva and Talvena rising above the city. To the south, the foothills of the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 separate Belluno from the Venetian
Veneto

Veneto or Venetia , is one of the 20 Regions of Italy of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Republic of Venice, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy....
 plain. 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
Celtic languages

The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic", a branch of the greater Indo-European languages language family. The term "Celtic" was used to describe this language group by Edward Lhuyd in 1707, having much earlier been used by Greek and Roman writers to describe tribes in central Gaul....
 belo-dunum which means "splendid hill". The name was inspired by the favorable position within the valley.

The city was founded around 220-200 BC by the Romans
Ancient Rome

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....
 and, starting from 181 BC, it became an important military stronghold in the Roman Venetia. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire

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 Roman Empire, today widely known as the Byzantine Empire....
, it was ruled by the Lombards
Lombards

The Lombards were a Germanic peoples originally from Northern Europe who settled in the valley of the Danube and from there invaded Byzantine Italian peninsula in 568 under the leadership of Alboin....
 (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. Later it was a possession of the Ghibelline family of the Ezzelino. After having longly contended the nearby territory with Treviso
Treviso

Treviso is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of Treviso province and the municipality has 81,627 inhabitants : some 3.000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000....
, in the end Belluno gave itself to the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
 (1404). The city was thenceforth an important hub for the transport of lumber from the Cadore
Cadore

Cadore is a "comunit? montana" in the Italy region of Veneto, in the northernmost part of the province of Belluno bordering on Austria, the Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia....
 through the Piave
Piave

Piave can refer to:* Francesco Maria Piave, Italian librettist and composer* Piave cheese* Piave River* Battle of the Piave River...
 river.

After the fall of the Republic, Belluno was an Austrian
Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire was a periodization successor state empire founded on a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire centered on what is today's Austria that officially lasted from 1804 to 1867....
 possession, until it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1866.

Main sights

  • The Duomo (Cathedral, late 15th century), with the 18th century bell tower designed by Filippo Juvarra
    Filippo Juvarra

    Filippo Juvarra, was an Italy architect and scene designer with a cosmopolitan outlook....
    . 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. It includes five paintings by Andrea Schiavone
    Andrea Schiavone

    Andrea Meldolla, also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrea Lo Schiavone was a Renaissance etcher and Painting, active mainly in Venice....
    , three by Sebastiano Ricci
    Sebastiano Ricci

    Sebastiano Ricci was an Italy painter of the late Baroque school of Venice. About the same age as Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, and an elder contemporary of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, he represents a late version of the vigorous and luminous Pietro da Cortona style of grand manner fresco painting....
    .
  • 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.
  • 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.


Frazioni

Antole, Bes, Bolzano Bellunese, Caleipo-Sossai, Castion, Castoi, Cavessago, Cavarzano, 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, Sois, Sopracroda, Sossai, Tassei, Tisoi, Vezzano, Vignole, Visome.

Quarters

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

Transportation

Belluno is connected by state roads to Feltre
Feltre

Feltre is a town and comune of the province of Belluno in Veneto, northern Italy. A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River, about 4 km from its junction with the Piave River, and 20 km southwest from Belluno....
, Treviso
Treviso

Treviso is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of Treviso province and the municipality has 81,627 inhabitants : some 3.000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000....
, Ponte delle Alpi and Vittorio Veneto
Vittorio Veneto

Vittorio Veneto is a city situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the Cardinal direction of the Italian Peninsula, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers....
. It has also a railroad station.

Famous people

  • Marco Paolini
    Marco Paolini

    Marco Paolini is an Italy Actor, theatre director, dramaturge and author....
     (b. 1956), stage actor


Twin towns

  • Cervia
    Cervia

    Cervia is a town and comune in the province of Ravenna in Italy....
    , Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....


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