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Vittorio Veneto
This article is about the Italian city, for the World War I battle see Battle of Vittorio Veneto. For the WW2 battleship see Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto

Vittorio Veneto is a city 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 political fractions of Vittorio Veneto include: Ceneda, Carpesica, Confin, Costa, Cozzulolo, Formeniga, Manzana, Maren, Meschio, S. Giacomo di Veglia, S.Andrea, Serravalle, Fadalto, Fais, Forcal, Nove, S. Lorenzo, Savassa, S.Floriano, S. Giustina.

Geography

The river Meschio 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 Mt. Pizzoc. To the east is the state park and forest of Cansiglio; to the west, the hill country including Valdobbiadene where prosecco is made; and to the south is the commercial town of Conegliano.

History

Ancient

The area was occupied in ancient times by Celts and Veneti. During the first century BC Emperor Augustus established a Castrum Cenetense in what is now the heart of Serravalle to defend the Venetian plain. The Via Claudia Augusta passed near the city. LAter the town became known as Ceneda or ''

The ancient pieve of Sant'Andrea in Bigonzo in the northeast of the city, on the southern end of Serravalle, attests to the presence of Christianity in the area by the 4th century.

Ceneda

Ceneda rose to importance after the destruction of Oderzo by the Lombards in 667 AD. It became the seat of a Lombard county. Near the heart of Ceneda and on a strategic mountain, the Lombards constructed the castello di San Martino which still overlooks the city.

In 685, the Lombard duke Grumoaldo organized Ceneda into a diocese, assigning to it a large part of the territory that had been under the care of the suppressed diocese of Oderzo. At the foot of the same height upon which the duke's castle had been built, a cathedral was constructed. St. Tiziano of Oderzo, whose relics are contained in the present cathedral, was named as patron of the diocese.

With the defeat of the Lombards in 774, Ceneda entered into the Frankish sphere. While the Lombard dukes of Cividale, Treviso, and Vicenza rebelled the following year, it seems the duke of Ceneda remained loyal to Charlemagne.

In 951, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I invested the bishop of Ceneda with the title and prerogatives of count. The bishops would remain counts until 1768 when the privilege was revoked by the Venetian Republic.

The city was attacked by Treviso in the late 14th century. Much of what was stolen, including the relics of St. Tiziano, was restored after the intervention of the pope.

Ceneda became part of the Republic of Venice on December 19, 1389.

Serravalle

Serravalle, just to the north of Ceneda, owes its origin to the Romans. In 1174, it became a fief of the Da Camino family. It would know its greatest splendor under the Republic of Venice from 1337 to 1797.

Modern era

On November 22, 1866, soon after the Veneto was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy, Ceneda and Serravalle were joined into one municipality.

In October 1918, Vittorio was the site of the last battle between Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I. It led to the victory of Italy over the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austrian-Italian Armistice of Villa Giusti) effective on 4 November 1918.

To recall this crucial victory, "Veneto" was attached to the city's name in 1923. Subsequently, many streets in other parts of Italy have been named Via Vittorio Veneto.

List of (Count)-Bishops of Ceneda/Vittorio Veneto

Bishops of Ceneda

[Some series begin with Vindemius (579-591?), Ursinus (680- ?), and Satinus (731 - ?).]

Coterminously Bishops of Ceneda and Counts of Ceneda

Culture

Every year, the Concorso Nazionale Corale "Trofei Città di Vittorio Veneto" takes place at Vittorio Veneto. The best choirs from all over Italy compete.

The city is also host to a violin competition.

Language

Italian is spoken and taught in the schools. However, in daily conversation the local Venetian dialect, called Vittoriese, is preferred. Vittoriese shares features with the dialects of both Treviso and Belluno and, therefore, serves almost as an intemediary between the two. Characteristics of Vittoriese distinguishing it from Venetian include the frequent dropping of final "o." When this occurs leaving a final "m," the "m" reduces to an "n." For example, Venetian "semo" (we are) become "sen." The first person singular of verbs ends in "e". Thus, "mi magne" serves for Venetian "mi magno" (I eat). Overall, Vittoriese remains intelligible to speakers of other dialects of the Venetian language.

Notable people born in or connected with Vittorio Veneto

  • Albino Luciani (Pope John Paul I) – bishop of Vittorio Veneto from 1958 to 1969.
  • Lorenzo Da Ponte – opera librettist for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • Ferdinando Botteon (Born 1904); Italian Violinist.
  • Marcantonio Flaminio (born 1498) – Renaissance humanist.
  • Emanuela Da Ros (born 1959) – children's books writer.
  • Francesca Segat (born 1983) – Italian butterfly swimmer.
  • Giampietro Bontempi – pianist.
  • Ilario Castagner – soccer player.

See also

References

  • Sartori, Basilio (2005). A Ceneda con S. Tiziano Vescovo e i suoi Successori (712-2005). Vittorio Veneto: TIPSE.

External links


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