Casso
Encyclopedia
Casso is an Italian
village, frazione
of Erto e Casso
, in the Province of Pordenone
. Its population is 35. Together with Erto, its administrative seat, it forms the municipality of Erto-Casso.
, close to the borders with the Province of Belluno
, Veneto
. It was built under the Salta mountain, in front of the Toc
mountain, upon the Vajont river valley. Linked with a street to the National Road 251, it is 3 km far from Erto, 4 from Castellavazzo
and 5 from Longarone
.
s from the province of Belluno
. The colloquial language spoken in Casso is the bellunese, a Venetian
dialect. Historically and culturally different from Erto, in which is spoken a Ladin dialect, Casso also belongs to the Diocese of Belluno-Feltre
, different from the one
of Erto.
, Casso was one of the village involved in the disaster of October 9, 1963. Partly damaged as Erto, the village vas evacuated and in 1971 its population was transferred in Vajont
, a new municipality built near Maniago
. In 1966 some of the inhabitants occupied again their houses to reform the village, as done in Erto, and the comune
.
Italy
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village, frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of Erto e Casso
Erto e Casso
Erto e Casso is a municipality in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 130 km northwest of Trieste and about 40 km northwest of Pordenone.-Geography:...
, in the Province of Pordenone
Province of Pordenone
The Province of Pordenone is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pordenone. The territory was carved out of the Province of Udine in 1968....
. Its population is 35. Together with Erto, its administrative seat, it forms the municipality of Erto-Casso.
Geography
The village is situated in FriuliFriuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
, close to the borders with 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:...
, 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...
. It was built under the Salta mountain, in front of the Toc
Monte Toc
Monte Toc is a mountain on the border between Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northern Italy best known for the Vajont Dam, which was built at the mountain's base in 1960....
mountain, upon the Vajont river valley. Linked with a street to the National Road 251, it is 3 km far from Erto, 4 from Castellavazzo
Castellavazzo
Castellavazzo is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km north of Venice and about 20 km northeast of Belluno...
and 5 from Longarone
Longarone
Longarone is a town and comune on the banks of the Piave in the province of Belluno, in North-East Italy. It is situated 35 kilometers from Belluno....
.
Early history
First mentioned in 1332, it was stably inhabited from 1558 by lumberjackLumberjack
A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era when hand tools were used in harvesting trees principally from virgin forest...
s from 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:...
. The colloquial language spoken in Casso is the bellunese, a Venetian
Venetian language
Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken as a native language by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, where of five million inhabitants almost all can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto, in Trentino, Friuli, Venezia...
dialect. Historically and culturally different from Erto, in which is spoken a Ladin dialect, Casso also belongs to the Diocese of Belluno-Feltre
Roman Catholic Diocese of Belluno-Feltre
The diocese of Belluno-Feltre is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Veneto, northern Italy, created in 1986. The historic diocese of Belluno and diocese of Feltre were united under the name diocese of Belluno e Feltre in 1818...
, different from the one
Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone
The Italian Catholic diocese of Concordia-Pordenone is suffragan of the archdiocese of Venice. The name was changed in 1971.-History:...
of Erto.
The Vajont disaster
Situated upon the Vajont DamVajont Dam
The Vajont Dam is a disused dam, completed in 1959 in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy...
, Casso was one of the village involved in the disaster of October 9, 1963. Partly damaged as Erto, the village vas evacuated and in 1971 its population was transferred in Vajont
Vajont
Vajont is a town and comune in the province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.-History:The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago. It was built to host the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the disaster of the Vajont Dam ....
, a new municipality built near Maniago
Maniago
Maniago is a town and comune located in the Province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia . It is known principally today for its production of steel blades which are used by the big name producers of knives, scissors, and shears which are exported worldwide.-External links:...
. In 1966 some of the inhabitants occupied again their houses to reform the village, as done in Erto, and the 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:...
.