San Pietro di Cadore
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San Pietro di Cadore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Belluno
in the Italian
region Veneto
, located about 130 km north of Venice
and about 60 km northeast of Belluno
, on the border with Austria.
San Pietro di Cadore borders the following municipalities: Obertilliach
(Austria), San Nicolò di Comelico
, Santo Stefano di Cadore
, Untertilliach
(Austria).
In November 2007, its mayor announced that the town was starting an initiative to collect signatures in favour of becoming a part of Austria instead of Italy.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Belluno
Province of Belluno
TheThe Province of Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km², and a total population of 214,026 .-Geography:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, located about 130 km north of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and about 60 km northeast of Belluno
Belluno
Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
, on the border with Austria.
San Pietro di Cadore borders the following municipalities: Obertilliach
Obertilliach
Obertilliach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria....
(Austria), San Nicolò di Comelico
San Nicolò di Comelico
San Nicolò di Comelico is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 km north of Venice....
, Santo Stefano di Cadore
Santo Stefano di Cadore
Santo Stefano di Cadore is a town in the province of Belluno, Veneto, north-eastern Italy....
, Untertilliach
Untertilliach
Untertilliach is a municipality in the district of Lienz in Tyrol in Austria....
(Austria).
In November 2007, its mayor announced that the town was starting an initiative to collect signatures in favour of becoming a part of Austria instead of Italy.