Feltrino
| Feltre | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Feltre | |
The Cathedral of Feltre.
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| Coordinates: 46°01′N 11°54′E / 46.017°N 11.900°ECoordinates: 46°01′N 11°54′E / 46.017°N 11.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Belluno (BL) |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Perenzin (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2007) | |
| • Total | 20,560 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Feltrini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 32032 |
| Dialing code | 0439 |
| Patron saint | [Saints Victor and Corona] |
| Saint day | May 14 |
| Website | Official website |
Feltre (Venetian: Fèltre) 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.
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 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 the Middle Ages, it was ruled by Ezzelino 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.
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