The Boite ( Cadorino dialect , Guóite ) is a river of the Province of Belluno , Veneto region, northern Italy. Passing through the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo , it joins the Piave at Perarolo di Cadore . The principal valley, that of the Piave, runs parallel to the mountain chain which separates the province of Belluno from the basin of the Adige . The secondary valleys, which complete the river basin, are, in descending order and on the right bank, those of Visdende, Comelico Superiore, Auronzo, Boite and Zoldo, traversed, respectively, by the Silvella, or first branch of the Piave, the Padola, Ansiei, Boite, and Mae, which all flow into the main river in a rectangular direction.
11-521: Boite may refer to: Boite (river) , a river of northern Italy Valle del Boite , the valley of northern Italy in which the Boite river flows Pierrier à boîte , an early type of small wrought iron cannon developed in the early 15th century La Boite Theatre Company , a major Australian theatre company based in Brisbane, Queensland La Boîte noire ,
22-450: A 2005 French mystery film Boîte à vendre , a 1951 French comedy film Boite mac Cináeda (d. 1058), Scottish prince, son of King Kenneth III of Scotland Boîte à bonbons , a 16-CD box set compilation of the recorded songs of Jacques Brel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Boite . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
33-578: Is an important water resources development scheme in the valley with the Pieve di Cadore reservoir as the head reservoir. The location shooting for the Hollywood film A Farewell to Arms (1957) was done in this river valley. Castello di Botestagno Castello di Botestagno (also known as Podestagno, or Peutelstein in German) is a ruined medieval fort in the comune of Cortina d'Ampezzo in
44-547: The Dolomites in a north–south direction, passing through the Valle del Boite and town of Cortina d'Ampezzo . It also passes through the comunes of San Vito di Cadore , Borca di Cadore , Vodo di Cadore and Valle di Cadore . The river Boite flows for 45.07 kilometres (28.01 mi), and has a basin area of 395.9 square kilometres (152.9 sq mi). During its course, it receives numerous streams and mountain rivers,
55-663: The Boite, the Val di Fanes and the Val Felizon . The corner stone, however, probably dates to the 11th century. It was held by the Germans until 1077, and then by the patriarchs of Aquileia (12th century) and the da Camino (13th century), until Botestagno became the seat of a captaincy. It then passed into Venetian hands and finally to the Habsburgs in 1511. During the 18th century the castle lost importance gradually, until it
66-636: The complex Dolomite Alps geology sequence made up of sedimentary rocks intruded with pyroclastic. These are found to overlay the thrust zones of igneous and meta sedimentary late Paleozoic rocks. Local intrusion of many types of shallow Mesozoic and tertiary rocks are also noted. The high rise domes of the mountains, primarily belong to the Mesozoic age and basically consist of dolomite with exposures of limestone , marlstone , claystone , siltstone , sandstone , tuff and conglomerates . The Boite river valley has eight distinct ski areas which are located in
77-497: The largest of which is the stream from Monte Rite at Cibiana di Cadore . Its tributaries are, Fanes, Costeana, Felizon, Ursuline, Assola, Rite, Rudan, Vallesina Over the course of the Boite are also the reservoirs of Vodo and Valle di Cadore. Near Cortina, it is encircled by mountain ranges of Cristallo , Sorapiss , and Tofane , whose peaks are Tofana di Mezzo (3,244 m), Tofana di Dentro (3,238m), and Tofana di Rozes (3,225 m). The Boite and Piave drainage system belongs to
88-463: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boite&oldid=1174109209 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Boite (river) The Boite, a tributary of the Piave, flows through
99-418: The lower-altitude snowfields and which are approached by cable cars. Cortina, as Italy's premier ski resort, has over 50 cable cars and lifts in this river valley. Castello di Botestagno was a medieval fort perched on a rock in the valley overlooking the Boite; little remains of it today. An Ossuary near Cortina has the skeletal remains of 10,000 soldiers killed during World War I . The Piave-Boite-Mae-Vaiont
110-574: The southern ( Dolomitic ) Alps of the Veneto region of Northern Italy . It is perched on a rock in the valley of the Boite River , a little further north of Cortina, in the town of Prà del Caštel. It is believed that it was first erected as a stakeout during conflict with the Lombards between the seventh and eighth centuries, with the aim of dominating the three valleys that converge beneath it:
121-456: Was auctioned in 1782 by order of Emperor Joseph II . Today the fort has now almost completely disappeared; only the remnants of what must have been the wine cellars and the foundations remain, now weathered and largely covered up by vegetation. 46°35′48″N 12°06′46″E / 46.5967°N 12.1128°E / 46.5967; 12.1128 This article about a castle in Italy
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