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Feltre

Coordinates:46°01′07″N11°54′36″E/ 46.01861°N 11.91000°E/46.01861; 11.91000
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Feltre
Comune
Comune di Feltre
The Cathedral of Feltre
The Cathedral of Feltre
Coat of arms of Feltre
Coat of arms
Location of Feltre
Map
Feltre is located in Italy
Feltre
Feltre
Location of Feltre in Italy
Feltre is located in Veneto
Feltre
Feltre
Feltre (Veneto)
Coordinates:46°01′07″N11°54′36″E/ 46.01861°N 11.91000°E/46.01861; 11.91000
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
ProvinceBelluno(BL)
Frazioniseelist
Government
• MayorViviana Fusaro
Area
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• Total100 km2(40 sq mi)
Elevation
325 m (1,066 ft)
Population
(December 31, 2007)[2]
• Total20,560
• Density210/km2(530/sq mi)
DemonymFeltrini
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
32032
Dialing code0439
Patron saintSaints Victor and Corona
Saint dayMay 14
WebsiteOfficial website

Feltre(Italian pronunciation:[ˈfeltre];Venetian:Fèltre) is a town andcomuneof theprovince of BellunoinVeneto,northernItaly.A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on theStizzon River,about 4 kilometres (2 miles) from its junction with thePiave,and 20 km (12 mi) southwest fromBelluno.TheDolomitesloom to the north of the town.

Panorama of Feltre in winter

An area incorporating Feltre and 12 contiguous municipalities is known asFeltrino[it].In 2014, the Feltrino area was formalised in theUnione Montana Feltrina(Feltrino Mountain Community).

History

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It was known in Roman times asFeltriaand described as anoppidumbyPliny,[3]who assigned its foundation to the Alpine tribe of theRhaetians.The city obtained the status ofmunicipiumin 49 BC with its citizens inscribed into the Roman tribe ofMenenia.In spite of its rigorous climate, which led a Roman author, perhaps Caesar, to write:

Feltria perpetuo niveum damnata rigore
Atque mihi posthac haud adeunda, vale[4]

Feltria lay on aRoman roadmentioned in theAntonine Itineraryas passing from Opitergium (Oderzo) through Feltria to Tridentum (Trento).[5]

The Church of St. Roch and the Castle of Alboin

After the fall of theWestern Empire,under which it had developed into a flourishing city, it became aLombarddominion. Later in the Middle Ages, it was ruled byEzzelino III da Romano,by the Camino family, and then by theScaligeriofVerona,from 1315 to 1337. Feltre was subsequently underCharles IV, Holy Roman Emperor,the da Carrara and theViscontiuntil 1404, when, together withBelluno,it was conquered by theRepublic of Venice.In 1499 it received a new line of walls.

In 1509 the center of the town was mostly destroyed during battles between the Venetians and theLeague of Cambrai,and later rebuilt with a characteristic 16th-century style. In 1797, after thecapitulation of Venice to Napoleon,it was ruled for some time by the French. Napoleon made his minister of war,Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke,Duke of Feltre in 1807. After theCongress of Vienna(1814), Feltre was assigned to theAustrian Empire,to which it remained until it was joined to theKingdom of Italyin 1866.

It was besieged byAustriaduringWorld War I.

DuringWorld War II,Adolf Hitlerdemanded a meeting withBenito Mussolinito discuss his strategy for defending Italy from the Allied Armies since the Axis armies had just surrenderedTunisto theBritish Army,giving Allied Armies total control of North Africa. This meeting took place on July 19, 1943 in Feltre, Italy.[6]

Notable people of Feltre includePanfilo Castaldi,printer;Bernardine of Feltre,Friar Minor, missionary and founder of Monti di Pietà;Vittorino da Feltre,humanist educator; andMorto da Feltre,painter.

Main sights

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  • The Cathedral, dedicated toSt. Peterand rebuilt in Renaissance times. It has maintained from the preceding buildings the apse and the 14th-century campanile. The interior has works byPietro Marescalchiand some 17th-century wooden statues. The church is flanked by the 15th-centurybaptistry,housing a precious Medieval baptismal font from 1399. Under the cathedral is an excavated archaeological area of 1,000 m2(10,763.91 sq ft) belonging to the ancient Roman city.
  • The Imperial Gate (1489, restored in 1545), from which the Via Mezzaterra starts. This is faced by the noteworthyCasa Crico,Casa CantoniandPalazzo Muffoni.
  • Palazzo Salce.
  • ThePalazzo della Ragione(16th century), the current Town Hall, with aPalladianstyle portico. It opens to thePiazza Maggiorewith a fountain byTullio Lombardoand a column surmounted by the Lion of St. Mark. In the same piazza arePalazzo Guarnieriand a Baroque staircase leading to the church of St. Roch (1576–1632), flanked by the so-called "Castle ofAlboin"with theTorre dell'Orologio,once part of the Roman defensive apparatus. The Castle's attribution to the Lombard kingdom of Alboin has no historical evidence.
  • ThePinacoteca,in Palazzo Villabruna, has works byMorto da Feltre,Cima da Conegliano,Gentile Bellini,Pietro Marescalchi and others.
  • The church and the monastery ofSanta Maria degli Angeli,begun in 1492, but entirely renovated in the 19th century, has maintained part of the ancient cloister. It houses a painting byJacopo Bassano.

Outside the city are:

  • The sanctuary ofSS. Vittore e Corona(12th–15th century), dedicated toSaints Victor and Corona,outside the city shows a mix of Byzantine and Renaissance styles, and is home to some 14th-centuryGiottoesquefrescoes. Sculptures include themartyriumthat houses the relics of the two Eastern saints and a small statue of St. Victor.
  • The late RenaissanceVilla Pasole - Bertonstands on the site of the Castle of Pedavena, destroyed by Emperor Charles IV in 1350.

Frazioni

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Anzù, Arson, Canal, Cart, Cellarda, Croci, Farra, Foen, Grum, Lamen, Lasen, Mugnai, Nemeggio, Pont, Pren, Sanzan, Tomo, Umin, Vellai, Vignui, Villabruna, Villaga, Villapaiera, Zermen.

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Feltre istwinnedwith:[7][8]

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  • Piazza Maggiore
    Piazza Maggiore
  • Historical Centre; view from via Panoramica
    Historical Centre; view from via Panoramica
  • View of via Roma
    View of via Roma
  • View to the Dolomites from via Tezze
    View to theDolomitesfrom via Tezze
  • the Duomo of Feltre
    the Duomo of Feltre

References

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  1. ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
  2. ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
  3. ^AmongRhaetica oppidainNatural Historyiii, 130, amendingFertinitoFeltrini.
  4. ^"Feltria, condemned to the rigor of eternal snows, from me too, who henceforth will scarcely approach you, Farewell!" The distich, given here as in Charles Stephens andNicholas Lloyd,Dictionarium historicum...(London, 1686)s.v."Feltria, is often attributed toJulius Caesar(Robert Pierpont,Notes and Queries,26 October 1907, p. 332).
  5. ^William Smith,A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography,s.v."Feltria".
  6. ^Shirer, William (1960) [1959].The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.Simon and Schuster, Inc. p.996.
  7. ^"Migrazione e integrazione nel convegno internazionale tenuto a Feltre".marcopologeie.eu(in Italian). Feltre. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-02-28.Retrieved2020-05-22.
  8. ^"Villes jumelées".dudelange.lu(in French). Dudelange. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-09-02.Retrieved2020-05-22.
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