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DeutschCanale d'Agordo
Canale d'Agordo Canal | |
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| Comune di Canale d'Agordo | |
 view of Canale d'Agordo | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Canale d'Agordo  | |
  Canale d'Agordo Location of Canale d'Agordo in Italy  Canale d'Agordo Canale d'Agordo (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′N 11°55′E / 46.350°N 11.917°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Belluno (BL) |
| Frazioni | Fregona, Feder, Garés, Carfon, Pisoliva, Casate, Val, La Šota, Campion, Pàlafachina, La Mora, Tegosa, Colmean, Gares |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Massimo Murer |
| Area | |
• Total | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 976 m (3,202 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 1,236 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Canalini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32020 |
| Dialing code | 0437 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | June 24 |
| Website | Home town |
Canale d'Agordo (known as Forno di Canale until 1964; Ladin: Canal, German: Augartnerkanal) is a town and comune in the province of Belluno, in the region of Veneto, northern Italy. It has 1,230 inhabitants. Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani) and the landscape painter Giuseppe Zais were born in Canale d'Agordo. It has a Museum dedicated to Pope John Paul I called the Pope Luciani Museum.
Notable people
[edit]- Pope John Paul I, born Albino Luciani
- Giuseppe Zais Painter
- Franco Manfroi Ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
Twin towns — sister cities
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Lacenas in France (since 2006)
Wadowice in Poland (since 2009)
Massaranduba, Santa Catarina in Brazil (since 2011)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Link of the country Canale d'Agordo (in Italian)
- Papa Luciani link to Canale d'Agordo Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
Demographic evolution
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References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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