Canale d'Agordo
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Canale d'Agordo is a town and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the province of Belluno
Province of Belluno
TheThe Province of Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km², and a total population of 214,026 .-Geography:...

, in the region of Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...

, northern Italy
Italy
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. It has 1,230 inhabitants. Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...

 John Paul I
Pope John Paul I
John Paul I , born Albino Luciani, , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and as Sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes...

 (born Albino Luciani) and the landscape painter Giuseppe Zais
Giuseppe Zais
Giuseppe Zais was an Italian painter of landscapes who painted mostly in Venice.He was born in Forno di Canale....

 were born in Canale d'Agordo.

Notable people

  • Giuseppe Zais
    Giuseppe Zais
    Giuseppe Zais was an Italian painter of landscapes who painted mostly in Venice.He was born in Forno di Canale....

     Painter
  • Franco Manfroi
    Franco Manfroi
    Franco Manfroi Was a former Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1960s. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.- Book's :...

     Ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
  • Albino Luciani Pope

Twin towns — sister cities

Lacenas
Lacenas
Lacenas is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France....

 in France
France
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 (since 2006) Wadowice
Wadowice
Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 km from Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau...

 in Poland
Poland
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 (since 2009) Massaranduba, Santa Catarina
Massaranduba, Santa Catarina
Massaranduba is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-Twin towns — sister cities: Canale d'Agordo in Italy Vallada Agordina in Italy San Tomaso Agordino in Italy Cencenighe Agordino in Italy Falcade in Italy -References:...

 in Brazil
Brazil
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(since 2011)
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