Vigo di Cadore

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.

Vigo di Cadore
Comune
Comune di Vigo di Cadore
Location of Vigo di Cadore
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Coordinates: 46°30′N 12°28′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Belluno (BL)
Frazioni	Laggio, Pelos, Pinié
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Mazzucco
Area [1]
• Total	70.8 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
Elevation	947 m (3,107 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	1,641
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Demonym	Vigesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32040
Dialing code	0435
Patron saint	St. Martin of Tours
Saint day	November 11

the Church

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.