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20-669: The ancient city of Belluno rises above a cliff spur near the confluence of the Torrente Ardo and the Piave River . To the north 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

40-474: 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

60-529: A Roman author, perhaps Caesar, to write: Feltria perpetuo niveum damnata rigore Atque mihi posthac haud adeunda, vale Feltria lay on a Roman road mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary as passing from Opitergium ( Oderzo ) through Feltria to Tridentum ( Trento ). After the fall of the Western Empire , under which it had developed into a flourishing city, it became a Lombard dominion. Later in

80-657: A wine labelled Verduzzo ). For wines to qualify for DOC labelling the stated variety, they must make up at least 95% of the blend from grapes that are harvested within a maximum yield restriction—11 tonnes / hectare for the Cabernets, Verduzzos and Friulano varieties, 12 tonnes/ha for the Pinots, 13 tonnes/ha for Merlot and 14 tonnes/ha for Raboso. The finished wines also must meet a minimum alcohol level —11.5% for all varieties except Merlot and Friulano which only need to reach 11% alcohol by volume. A separate riserva bottling for

100-555: Is a town and comune of the province of Belluno in Veneto , northern Italy . A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River , about 4 kilometres (2 miles) from its junction with the Piave , and 20 km (12 mi) southwest from Belluno . The Dolomites loom to the north of the town. An area incorporating Feltre and 12 contiguous municipalities

120-786: Is known as Feltrino  [ it ] . In 2014, the Feltrino area was formalised in the Unione Montana Feltrina (Feltrino Mountain Community). It was known in Roman times as Feltria and described as an oppidum by Pliny , who assigned its foundation to the Alpine tribe of the Rhaetians . The city obtained the status of municipium in 49 BC with its citizens inscribed into the Roman tribe of Menenia . In spite of its rigorous climate, which led

140-672: Is the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) zone that makes up the Veneto wine region known as the Piave DOC. Here both red and white wine are produced, mostly as varietal wines, with Merlot being the dominant grape of the region. Among the other grapes grown in the region are Cabernet Sauvignon , Cabernet franc (which can be made separately or together as a wine labelled Cabernet ), Pinot blanc , Pinot grigio , Pinot nero , Raboso , Friulano , Verduzzo Trevigiano and Verduzzo Friulano (which can be made separately or together as

160-672: 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 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

180-664: The Alps and flows southeast for 220 kilometres (140 mi) into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice . One of its tributaries is the Boite . In 1809 it was the scene of a battle during the Napoleonic Wars , in which Franco-Italian and Austrian forces clashed. In 1918, during World War I , it was the scene of Battle of the Piave River , the last major Austro-Hungarian attack on

200-1026: The Austrian Empire , to which it remained until it was joined to the Kingdom of Italy in 1866. It was besieged by Austria during World War I . During World War II , Adolf Hitler demanded a meeting with Benito Mussolini to discuss his strategy for defending Italy from the Allied Armies since the Axis armies had just surrendered Tunis to the British Army , giving Allied Armies total control of North Africa. This meeting took place on July 19, 1943 in Feltre, Italy. Notable people of Feltre include Panfilo Castaldi , printer; Bernardine of Feltre , Friar Minor, missionary and founder of Monti di Pietà; Vittorino da Feltre , humanist educator; and Morto da Feltre , painter. Outside

220-531: 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 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

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240-620: The Italian Front, which failed. The Battle of the Piave River was a decisive battle of World War I on the Italian Front. In Italy the river is thus called Fiume Sacro alla Patria (Sacred River of the Homeland) and is mentioned in the patriotic song " La leggenda del Piave ". It was eventually followed by the Battle of Vittorio Veneto later that year. North of the city of Venice along the Piave Valley

260-655: The Middle Ages, it was ruled by Ezzelino III da Romano , by the Camino family, and then by the Scaligeri of Verona , from 1315 to 1337. Feltre was subsequently under Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor , the da Carrara and the Visconti until 1404, when, together with Belluno , it was conquered by the Republic of Venice . In 1499 it received a new line of walls. In 1509 the center of the town

280-564: The Roman Republic by the second century BC. Sometime between the death of Julius Caesar and the ascent of Augustus , Bellunum became 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

300-761: The church of San Stefano. After 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

320-515: 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

340-552: The red wine varieties is permitted provided the wine is aged at least two years prior to release and attain a minimum alcohol level of at least 12.5%. This article on a location in Veneto is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Feltre Feltre ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈfeltre] ; Venetian : Fèltre )

360-599: Was mostly destroyed during battles between the Venetians and the League of Cambrai , and later rebuilt with a characteristic 16th-century style. In 1797, after the capitulation 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 the Congress of Vienna (1814), Feltre was assigned to

380-452: 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: Piave River The Piave ( Latin : Plavis , German: Ploden ) is a river in northern Italy . It begins in

400-803: 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

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