Serravalle (Vittorio Veneto)
| Vittorio Veneto | ||
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| Città di Vittorio Veneto | ||
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| Coordinates: 45°59′N 12°18′E / 45.983°N 12.300°ECoordinates: 45°59′N 12°18′E / 45.983°N 12.300°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Veneto | |
| Province | Treviso (TV) | |
| Frazioni | Carpesica, Confin, Cozzuolo, Fadalto, Formeniga, Longhere, Nove, San Lorenzo, San Giacomo di Veglia | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Roberto Tonon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2015) | ||
| • Total | 28,232 | |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Vittoriesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 31029 | |
| Dialing code | 0438 | |
| Patron saint | St. Titian and Augusta of Treviso | |
| Saint day | January 16, August 22 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Vittorio Veneto is a city and comune situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the northeast of the Italian peninsula, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers.
The city is an amalgamation of two former comuni, Cèneda and Serravalle, which were joined into one municipality in 1866 and named Vittorio after the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II. The battle fought nearby in November 1918 became generally known as the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, and the city's name was officially changed to Vittorio Veneto in July 1923.
The river Meschio, whose source is located in the Lapisina Valley, few miles north of the city, passes down through the town from Serravalle through the district which bears its name. The north of Vittorio Veneto is straddled by mountains including the majestic Col Visentin. To the east is the state park and forest of Cansiglio which summits at Monte Pizzoc; to the west, a hill region including Valdobbiadene, where prosecco wine is produced; and to the south is the commercial town of Conegliano.
The area was occupied in ancient times by Veneti and perhaps Celts. A pagan sanctuary was in use on Monte Altare by Veneti, Celts, and Romans.
During the 1st century BC Emperor Augustus established a Castrum Cenetense at the foot of an important pass northward towards Bellunum in what is now the heart of Serravalle to defend Opitergium and the Venetian plain to the south. To the immediate south of the castrum there developed a settlement called a vicus in what is now Ceneda and Meschio. While its precise course has not been determined, the Via Claudia Altinate running north from the Via Postumia seems to have passed the Roman castrum and vicus on its eastern side. Meanwhile, there remains evidence of typical Roman land surveying (centuratio) with cardines being associated with the present day Via Rizzera and Via Cal Alta (in the commune of Cappella Maggiore) and a decumanus identified with the Va Cal de Livera. This implies Ceneta became more than a mere vicus during the Roman period.
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