Vigo di Cadore

Comune in Veneto, Italy
Location of Vigo di Cadore
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46°30′N 12°28′E / 46.500°N 12.467°E / 46.500; 12.467CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceBelluno (BL)FrazioniLaggio, Pelos, PiniéGovernment
 • MayorAntonio MazzuccoArea • Total70.8 km2 (27.3 sq mi)Elevation
947 m (3,107 ft)Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
 • Total1,641 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)DemonymVigesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
32040
Dialing code0435Patron saintSt. Martin of ToursSaint dayNovember 11
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Vigo di Cadore is a comune (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Venice and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Belluno.

Main sights

Vigo's main attraction is the church of Sant'Orsola, built in the 14th century[3] by Ainardo da Vigo, the son of the da Camino's family last podestà of Cadore. In the frazione of Laggio is the church of Santa Margherita (c. 1305), with Byzantine-style frescoes. Speech is an eastern dialect of Ladin.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Franco, Tiziana (1985). Gli affreschi della Chiesa di Sant'Orsola a Vigo di Cadore. "Quaderni" (Istituto bellunese di ricerche sociali e culturali), n. 21 (in Italian). Belluno: Istituto bellunese di ricerche sociali e culturali. p. 120. OCLC 22325557.
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