Pieve di Cadore
Comune in Veneto, Italy
Comune in Veneto, Italy
Coat of arms
Location of Pieve di Cadore
46°26′N 12°22′E / 46.433°N 12.367°E / 46.433; 12.367
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Pieve di Cadore is a comune (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto,[3] about 110 kilometres (68 miles) north of Venice and about 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Belluno. "Pieve" means "Parish church".[4] It is the birthplace of the Italian painter Titian.[5]
With its strategic location, the town was a medieval stronghold with fortifications, called the "walled city of the Veneto."[6] The main sight is the Palazzo della Magnifica Comunità ("Palace of the Magnificent Community"), built in 1447 by the eponymous council which then ruled the city. It has a merloned tower which was completed in 1491.
Transport
Gaol Ferry Bridge is a busy commuter route for cyclists and pedestrians.A highway, SS51, connects the town with other communities in the Cadore Dolomite region.[7]
Sport and tourism
Sport facilities
The town has a swimming pool, tennis club, ice hockey arena, a bocce stadium, soccer fields and a biking trail called Ciclabile delle Dolomiti offering views of the neighbourhood.[8]
Giro d'Italia
The route of the 2013 Giro d'Italia passed through Calalzo di Cadore during Stage 11.[9]
Notable people
- Titian - Renaissance painter, born in Pieve di Cadore (c.1488-1576)[5]
- Lisa Vittozzi - biathlete
- Luca De Carlo - politician
- Alessia Dipol - Italian-born naturalized Togolese alpine skier
- Stefania Constantini – Italian Olympic curler
- Manuel Gava - politician
Gallery
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The piazza
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Pieve di Cadore official website
- ^ Translation of "pieve".
- ^ a b Wolf, Norbert (2006). I, Titian. New York and London: Prestel. ISBN 9783791333847.
- ^ Pieve di Cadore: History
- ^ Google Maps: Pieve di Cadore in Belluno province.
- ^ Pieve de Cadore, Sports Facilities.
- ^ Cycling News, Giro d'Italia 2013 Stage 11
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- Old postcards from Tai di Cadore (municipality of Pieve di Cadore) (in Italian)
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- Agordo
- Alano di Piave
- Alleghe
- Alpago
- Arsiè
- Auronzo di Cadore
- Belluno
- Borca di Cadore
- Borgo Valbelluna
- Calalzo di Cadore
- Canale d'Agordo
- Cencenighe Agordino
- Cesiomaggiore
- Chies d'Alpago
- Cibiana di Cadore
- Colle Santa Lucia
- Comelico Superiore
- Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Danta di Cadore
- Domegge di Cadore
- Falcade
- Feltre
- Fonzaso
- Gosaldo
- La Valle Agordina
- Lamon
- Limana
- Livinallongo del Col di Lana
- Longarone
- Lorenzago di Cadore
- Lozzo di Cadore
- Ospitale di Cadore
- Pedavena
- Perarolo di Cadore
- Pieve di Cadore
- Ponte nelle Alpi
- Quero Vas
- Rivamonte Agordino
- Rocca Pietore
- San Gregorio nelle Alpi
- San Nicolò di Comelico
- San Pietro di Cadore
- San Tomaso Agordino
- San Vito di Cadore
- Santa Giustina
- Santo Stefano di Cadore
- Sedico
- Selva di Cadore
- Seren del Grappa
- Sospirolo
- Soverzene
- Sovramonte
- Taibon Agordino
- Tambre
- Val di Zoldo
- Vallada Agordina
- Valle di Cadore
- Vigo di Cadore
- Vodo Cadore
- Voltago Agordino
- Zoppè di Cadore
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