Canale d'Agordo
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| Canale d'Agordo | |||
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| Comune di Canale d'Agordo | |||
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| Coordinates: 46°21′N 11°55′E / 46.35°N 11.917°ECoordinates: 46°21′N 11°55′E / 46.35°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 | Rinaldo De Rocco | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 46 km2 (17.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 976 m (3,202 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 1,236 | ||
| • Density | 26.9/km2 (69.6/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Canalini | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| 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) 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.
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[edit] Notable people
- Giuseppe Zais Painter
- Franco Manfroi Ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
- Albino Luciani Pope
[edit] Twin towns — sister cities
Lacenas in France (since 2006)
Wadowice in Poland (since 2009)
Massaranduba, Santa Catarina in Brazil (since 2011)
[edit] References
- Link of the country Canale d'Agordo (Italian)
- Papa Luciani link to Canale d'Agordo (Italian)
- Canale d'Agordo travel guide (Italian)
[edit] Demographic evolution
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