Comune di Feltre
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Belluno (BL)
Mayor	Gianvittore Vaccari
Elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)
Area	100 km² (39 sq mi)
Population
- Total (as of January 31, 2004)	20,053
- Density	191/km² (495/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	46°01′N, 11°54′E
Gentilic	Feltrini
Dialing code	0439
Postal code	32032
Frazioni	see list
Patron	St. Victor
- Day	May 14
Website: www.comune.feltre.bl.it

Feltre is a town and comune of the province of Belluno in Veneto, Italy. A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River, about 4 km from its junction with the Piave, and 20 km southwest from Belluno. The Dolomites loom to the north of the town. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Belluno (It. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Feltre is a town and comune of the province of Belluno in Veneto, Italy. ... Saints Victor and Corona are two Christian martyrs. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... Belluno (It. ... Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ... Piave (from Latin Plavis ) is a river in north Italy. ... The River Piave next to Belluno. ... // The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten; Friulian: Dolomitis) are a section of the Alps. ...

Panorama of Feltre in winter.

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History

It was known in Roman times as Feltria and described as an oppidum by Pliny (Nat. Hist. iii, 130), who also assigned its foundation to the Alpine tribe of the Rhaetians. The city obtained the status of municipium in 49 BC. An oppidum (pl: oppida) was Latin for the main settlement in any administrative area of the Roman Empire. ... Pliny the Elder: an imaginative 19th Century portrait. ... The Roman Empire ca. ... Consuls: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior. ...

After the fall of the Western Empire, under which it had developed into a flourishing city, it became a Lombard dominion. Later in the Middle Ages, it was ruled by Ezzelino da Romano, the Camino family, 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. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence comes the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ... Ezzelino da Romano III (1194 - 1259) was an Italian conqueror, dictator, political figure and soldier. ... The noble family Scaliger (Scaligeri) were lords of Verona. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Visconti was a noble family that ruled Milan during the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance period. ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... The River Piave next to Belluno. ... Borders of the Republic of Venice in 1796 Capital Venice Language(s) Venetian, Latin, Italian Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic Doge  - 1789–97 Ludovico Manin History  - Established 697  - Treaty of Zara June 27, 1358  - Treaty of Leoben April 17, 1797 * Traditionally, the establishment of the Republic is dated to 697. ...

In 1509 the center of the town 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 fall of Venice, it was ruled for some times by the French. After the Congress of Vienna (1814), Feltre was assigned to the Austrian Empire, to which remained until 1866. 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The League of Cambrai was a league against Venice formed on December 10, 1508 under the leadership of Pope Julius II. It included, besides the Pope, Louis XII of France, Emperor Maximilian I, and Ferdinand of Aragon. ... The Congress of Vienna was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria, from late September, 1814, to June 9, 1815. ... Anthem Volkshymne (Peoples Anthem) The Austrian Empire Capital Vienna Language(s) German Hungarian Romanian Czech Slovakian Slovenian Croatian Serbian Italian Polish Ruthenian Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy History  - Established 1804  - Ausgleich 1867 The Crown of the Austrian Emperor The Austrian Empire (German: ) was a modern era successor empire founded... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

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Notable people of Feltre include printer Panfilo Castaldi, humanist educator Vittorino da Feltre and painter Morto da Feltre. Panfilo Castaldi (c. ... Vittorino da Feltre (1378 - 1446), Italian humanist and teacher, was born in Feltre. ... Morto da Feltre was an Italian painter of the Venetian school who worked at the close of the 15th century and beginning of the 16th. ...

Main sights

The Cathedral of Feltre.

The Church of St. Roch and the Castle of Alboin.

• The Cathedral, entitled to St. Peter and St. Prosdocimus and rebuilt in Renaissance times. It has maintained from the preceding buildings the apse and the 14th century campanile. The interior has works by Pietro Marescalchi and some 17th century wooden statues. The church is sided by the 15th century Baptistry, housing a precious Medieval baptismal font from 1399. Under the cathedral is an archaeological area of 1000 m² belonging to the ancient Roman city.
• The Imperial Gate (1489, restored in 1545), from which the Via Mezzaterra starts. This is faced by the noteworthy Casa Crico, Casa Cantoni and Palazzo Muffoni.
• Palazzo Salce.
• The Palazzo della Ragione (16th century), the current Town Hall, with a Palladian style portico. It opens to the Piazza Maggiore, one of the most beautiful in the Veneto, with a fountain by Tullio Lombardo and a column surmounted by a statue of the St. Mark's Lion. On the same piazza are Palazzo Guarnieri and a Baroque staircase leading to the church of St. Roch (1576-1632), flanked by the Alboin's Castle with the Torre dell'Orologio', once part of the Roman defensive apparatus. The Castle attribution to the Lombard king of Alboin has no historical evidence
• The Pinacoteca, in Palazzo Villabruna, has works by Morto da Feltre, Cima da Conegliano, Gentile Bellini, Pietro Marescalchi and others.
• The church and the monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli, begun in 1492. Entirely renovated in the 19th century, has maintained part of the ancient cloister. It houses a painting by Jacopo Bassano

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• The sanctuary of SS. Vittore e Corona (12th-15th century), dedicated to Saints Victor and Corona, outside the city, and is one of the most important Romanesque edifices in the Veneto. It shows a mix of Eastern and Renaissance styles, and is home to some 14th century Giottoesque frescoes. Sculptures include the martyrium that houses the relics of the two Eastern saints and a small statue of St. Victor.
• The late Renaissance Villa Pasona, on the site of the Castle of Pedavena destroyed by Emperor Charles IV in 1350.

Historical Centre; view from via Panoramica

View to via Roma

View to the mountains Dolomiti from via Tezze

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Frazioni

Anzù, Arson, Canal, Cart, Cellarda, Croci, Farra, Foen, Grum, Lamen, Lasen, Mugnai, Nemeggio, Pont, Pren, Sanzan, Tomo, Umin, Vellai, Vignui, Villabruna, Villapaiera, Zermen. A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ...

Twin cities

• Newbury, United Kingdom;
• Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France.

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External links

• Official website of the Palio of Feltre