Belluno

Belluno (Italian: Belluno, Ladin: Belum, Venetian: Belùn) is a comune and city in the Veneto region, in Northeast Italy. Belluno is the capital of the province of the same name. The city is about 100 km (62 mi) north of Venice.

Belluno Belum  (Ladin) Belùn  (Venetian)
Comune
Città di Belluno
Panorama of Belluno
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Belluno
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Coordinates: 46°08′25″N 12°13′00″E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Belluno (BL)
Frazioni	see list
Government
• Mayor	Jacopo Massaro
Area [1]
• Total	147.18 km2 (56.83 sq mi)
Elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Population  (January 2017)[2]
• Total	35,876
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Demonym	Bellunesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32100
Dialing code	0437
Patron saint	Saint Martin
Saint day	11 November
Website	Official website

Geography

The town is near the confluence of the Piave river with the small river Ardo. To the north of the town is the Schiara, a group of mountains. To the south, the foothills of the Alps separate Belluno from the plain of the Veneto. The most northern part of the comune is in the "Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park" (Italian: Parco nazionale delle Dolomiti Bellunesi).

The comune of Belluno has an area of 147.22 km² (56.84 sq mi) and its altitude is 383 m (1,257 ft).

Belluno borders with the following comuniː Alpago, Limana, Longarone, Ponte nelle Alpi, Sedico, Sospirolo, Vittorio Veneto (in the Treviso province).^[3]

Frazioni

The following frazioni (hamlets) are part of Belluno: Anconetta, Antole, Bes, Bolzano, Caleipo, Castion, Castoi, Cet, Cirvoi, Col di Salce, Faverga, Fiammoi, Giamosa, Giazzoi, Gioz, Levego, Madeago, Mares, Mier, Nevegàl, Nogarè, Orzes, Rivamaor, Safforze, Sagrogna, Sala, Salce, San Fermo, San Pietro in Campo, Sois, Sopracroda, Sossai, Tisoi, Veneggia, Vezzano, Vignole, Visome.

Population

As of 1 January 2016^[update], there are 35,870 persons living in the comune, for a population density of 243.6 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Belluno

Twinned towns

Belluno is twinned with:

• Cervia, Italy
• Bend, Oregon, United States

People from or related to Belluno

• Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734), painter
• Andrea Brustolon (1662–1732), sculptor
• Marco Ricci (1676–1730), painter
• Pope Gregory XVI (1765–1846)
• Ippolito Caffi (1809–1866), painter
• Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
• Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza (b. 1922), human geneticist

Gallery

• 
  Belluno and the Piave river.
• 
  Palazzo dei Rettori.
• 
  Belluno cathedral.
• 
  Palazzo Rosso.

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. "Comuni limitrofi a Belluno" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

Other websites

• Belluno official website (in Italian)
• Adorable Belluno Archived 2017-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)