Longarone is a town and comune on the banks of the Piave in the province of Belluno , in northeast Italy . It is situated 35 kilometres (22 miles) from Belluno .
30-466: 4,642 people work all together in Longarone, which is 112.62% of the total population, with most actual inhabitants working within the village. The town is located on a road linking Belluno to Cortina d'Ampezzo , close to the borders of Veneto with Friuli-Venezia Giulia . Its nearest villages are Castellavazzo , Casso and Erto . There is evidence of Roman presence in the site of Longarone. In
60-587: A c. 5th century BC sanctuary dedicated to a health god of Paleoveneti . A larger site, a necropolis , has been excavated in the commune of Mel . Findings from these sites are now housed in the Museums of Pieve di Cadore and Mel. From the 10th to 12th century the area that became Belluno was part of the March of Verona , a march of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 14th century much of
90-474: A warm-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification : Dfb ). The average annual temperature is 10.8 °C (51 °F), and the average annual precipitation is 1,128 mm (44 in). State roads lead from Belluno to Feltre , Treviso, Ponte nelle Alpi and Vittorio Veneto . Belluno railway station , at Piazzale della Stazione , forms part of the Calalzo–Padua railway . It
120-455: A Roman municipium and its people were ascribed to the Roman tribe Papiria . The town was ruled by quattorviri juri dicendo, by quattorviri aedilicia potestate, and by a Council of Elders. Under Augustus, it became part of Regio X Venetia et Histria . Among its citizens were Caius Flavius Hostilius and his wife Domitia, whose 3rd century sarcophagus lies next to the church of San Stefano. After
150-609: A commemorative ceremony in Longarone attended by President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi . From the 1960s to the 1990s, a eyewear district grew stronger in the Piave Valley (sometimes referred to as the Silicon Valley of optics) and Longarone became the headquarters of many eyewear manufacturers. Safilo had moved its main eyewear production plant in Longarone in the 1970s (until it
180-555: Is a province in the Veneto region of Italy . Its capital is the city of Belluno . It has an area of 3,610 square kilometres (1,390 sq mi) and a population of about 198,000 people. Situated in the Alps , the province of Belluno consists almost entirely of mountainous terrain. It encompasses the natural and historical regions of Cadore , Feltrino , Alpago , Val di Zoldo , Agordino , Comelico and Ampezzano . The province
210-689: Is conjectured that the population of the area that became Belluno was largely Venetic with a strong Celtic minority. However, as the Romans expanded northward into the Alps, the Celtic either emigrated or were absorbed. The people of the area swore friendship to Rome in the 225 BC conflict with the Gauls and again during the invasion by Hannibal in the Second Punic War . Founded perhaps around 220-200 BC
240-641: Is home to the Dolomites , including Tofane , Marmolada , Tre Cime di Lavaredo , and Antelao . For much of its course, the river Piave , runs through Belluno, as do its affluents the Boite and the Cordevole . The southern part is called Valbelluna , the widest and most populous valley of the province, which is bordered by the Venetian Prealps . The National Park of Belluno Dolomites is located in
270-679: Is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region. With its roughly 36,000 inhabitants, it is the largest populated area of Valbelluna. It is one of the 15 municipalities of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park . The ancient city of Belluno rises above a cliff spur near the confluence of the Torrente Ardo and the Piave River . To the north
300-593: Is the imposing Schiara range of the Dolomites , with the famous Gusela del Vescovà (Bishopric's needle), and mountains Serva and Talvena rising above the city. To the south, the Venetian Prealps separate Belluno from the Venetian plain . Also to the south is the Nevegal , in the Castionese area, a skiing resort. The name of the city is derived from Celtic belo-dunum which means "shining hill." It
330-516: The Battle of Kobarid (Caporetto). Rommel was awarded his Pour le Mérite medal for this achievement. The village was destroyed in the Vajont Dam disaster on October 9, 1963, when a landslide from Monte Toc forced 270 million cubic metres (350 × 10 ^ cu yd; 9,500 × 10 ^ cu ft) of water over the top of the Vajont Dam . Longarone lay in the immediate path of
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#1732782898854360-559: The Kingdom of Italy (the western part (i.e. Lombardy) in 1859, the eastern part (i.e. Venetia and Mantua) including Belluno in 1866). In 1919 , following World War I, Italy obtained what had been the southern part of the County of Tyrol from Austria-Hungary : Trentino and South Tyrol . In 1923 Cortina d'Ampezzo , Colle Santa Lucia and Livinallongo del Col di Lana were detached from this territory and added to Belluno. In 1943, when
390-901: The Treaty of Campo Formio , thereby becoming the Venetian Province . This state of affairs only lasted until 1805 however, as Austria (the Austrian Empire since 1804) ceded the Venetian Province to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in the Treaty of Pressburg . Within the Kingdom of Italy, modern Belluno roughly corresponded to the Piave [ it ] department . After the Napoleonic Wars
420-778: The Italian government signed an armistice with the Allies , the province was occupied by Nazi Germany , which reorganised it (along with the region of Trentino-Südtirol ) as the Operation Zone of the Alpine Foothills and put it under the administration of Gauleiter Franz Hofer . The region was de facto annexed to the German Reich until the end of the war. This status ended along with the Nazi regime and Italian rule
450-507: The Santa Maria Assunta church was standing up until the dam disaster razed it to the ground in 1963. [REDACTED] Media related to Longarone at Wikimedia Commons Belluno Belluno ( Italian pronunciation: [belˈluːno] ; Ladin : Belum ; Venetian : Belùn ) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Venice , Belluno
480-757: The area came under the control of the Carraresi lords of Padua . In 1404 the Carraresi territories, including Feltre and Belluno, were conquered by the Republic of Venice , becoming part of the Venetian Domini di Terraferma . Cadore in the north also became part of the Domini di Terraferma following the Venetian conquest of Friuli in 1420. In 1511 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor conquered
510-886: The city was subject to the social and political events taking place in Belluno, being dominated by several groups and families, such as the Vescovi, the Ezzelino Romano in 1250, the Scala family in 1300, the families of Carrara and Visconti and the Venetian State domination in 1420. Longarone was the site of a battle in World War I , in which a few companies of German troops led by Erwin Rommel successfully captured an entire Italian division of over 10,000, retreating after
540-764: The fall of the Western Roman Empire , it was ruled by the Lombards (6th century) and the Carolingians (8th century); the famous Belluno Treasure in the British Museum dates from this period. 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 long contended
570-575: The former Venetian Province was returned to Austria by the 1815 Congress of Vienna , becoming part of the newly formed Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia . Under Austrian rule Lombardy–Venetia was organised into provinces roughly corresponding to the Napoleonic departments; the Piave department was succeeded by the province of Belluno, which broadly coincides with the modern province. During the unification of Italy Austria lost Lombardy–Venetia to what became
600-485: The initial influence of Rome was military and commercial. Strategically located, the town protected cities to the south. Belluno also became a supplier of iron and copper . Already within the Roman sphere of influence, the town was juridically and politically incorporated into the Roman Republic by the second century BC. Sometime between the death of Julius Caesar and the ascent of Augustus , Bellunum became
630-529: The manufacturing sectors of home appliances ( Zanussi and others) and bathroom fixtures ( Ceramica Dolomite , IdealStandard ). One of the most important factors of the Bellunese economy is tourism. Cortina d'Ampezzo , Alleghe , Arabba , Sappada , and other locations are renowned in Italy and abroad. In the province, language minorities are present and recognized by law: The top ten countries of origin of
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#1732782898854660-528: The nearby territory with Treviso , in the end Belluno gave itself to the Republic of Venice (1404). The city was thenceforth an important hub for the transport of lumber from the Cadore through the Piave river. It remained Venetian until 1797. After the fall of the Venetian Republic , Belluno was an Austrian possession, until it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1866. The cathedral
690-552: The province. The province of Belluno's climate is among the most severe in the Alps. It is mostly influenced by the continental, provided by the Dolomites and it is very similar to the eastern Tyrol's climate, or even more severe in the Prealps of the southern side. The province may be divided in the following climatic zones: The oldest archaeological find in the province is that of Lagole di Calalzo , in Cadore , belonging to
720-472: The regions of Fortogna and Pirago tombs have been discovered, and at Dogna, a burial site with coins, rings, bracelets, clay jars and a plaque dedicated to Asclepius , a Greco-Roman god (demigod) of medicine. Remains of a Roman road were also found. But the early story of the city is not clear until the establishment of the municipality by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806. In the Middle Ages and modern era,
750-745: The town of Cortina d'Ampezzo , detaching it from Cadore and incorporating it into the County of Tyrol . Venetian rule lasted until 1797 when Venice was conquered by the French First Republic during the Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars . Rather than being annexed by France or its satellites, the Venetian territory east of Lake Garda , including Belluno, was ceded to the Habsburg monarchy (Austria) in
780-539: The wave of mud and water which swept into the valley below. 1,917 villagers were killed. Most of the city was destroyed, except the northern part of the city, the Palazzo Mazzolà and the townhall. The 18th century Santa Maria Assunta church was razed. Longarone was rebuilt following the tragedy and is now once again a thriving community. The fortieth anniversary of the disaster was marked, in October 2003, by
810-501: Was opened in 1912, replacing an earlier station opened in 1886. Its passenger building, designed by the architect Roberto Narducci , was constructed in 1928. The bus station is also at the Piazzale della Stazione , next to the railway station. Belluno is twinned with: Province of Belluno The province of Belluno ( Italian : provincia di Belluno ; Austrian German : provinz Belluno ; Ladin : provinzia de Belum )
840-567: Was restored in 1945. Until recently, the province's economy was based on poor mountain agriculture, now less important, with the exception of the cultivation of beans in the Lamon highlands and the production of Piave cheese in the Dolomites valleys. Today, Belluno has one of the most important industrial sectors of northern Italy, the production of eyeglasses ( Luxottica originally had its headquarters in Agordo , for example). Also important are
870-808: Was severely damaged by the earthquake of 1873 , which destroyed a considerable portion of the town, though the campanile stood firm. 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. Baldenich, Borgo Garibaldi (or Via Garibaldi), Borgo Piave, Borgo Prà, Cavarzano, Lambioi, Mussoi, Quartier Cadore, San Lorenzo, San Pellegrino, San Francesco, Via Cairoli, Via Feltre-Maraga, Via Montegrappa. Belluno has
900-470: Was transferred to LVMH 's Thélios in September 2023). Marcolin also moved its headquarters to Longarone in the 1970s (and opened a second production site in Longarone in 2015). Thélios opened its own eyewear manufacturing plant in Longarone in 2018. The city's contemporary church, completed in 1975, was designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci . It was built on the exact same location where
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