Vigo di Cadore explained

Vigo di Cadore
Official Name:Comune di Vigo di Cadore
Coordinates:46.5°N 40°W
Region:Veneto
Province:Belluno (BL)
Frazioni:Laggio, Pelos, Pinié
Mayor:Antonio Mazzucco
Area Total Km2:70.8
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1641
Population As Of:Dec. 2004
Population Demonym:Vigesi
Elevation M:947
Saint:St. Martin of Tours
Day:November 11
Postal Code:32040
Area Code:0435

Vigo di Cadore is a comune (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 120km (80miles) north of Venice and about 45km (28miles) northeast of Belluno.

Main sights

Vigo's main attraction is the church of Sant'Orsola, built in the 14th century[2] 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

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Book: Tiziana. Franco. Gli affreschi della Chiesa di Sant'Orsola a Vigo di Cadore. Italian. Belluno. Istituto bellunese di ricerche sociali e culturali. 1985. 22325557. 120. "Quaderni" (Istituto bellunese di ricerche sociali e culturali), n. 21.