Belluno

Belluno (, , ) is a comune and city in the Veneto region, in Northeast Italy. Belluno is the capital of the province of the same name. The city is about  north of Venice.

Geography
The town is near the confluence of the Piave river with the small river Ardo. To the north of the town is the Schiara, a group of mountains. To the south, the foothills of the Alps separate Belluno from the plain of the Veneto. The most northern part of the comune is in the "Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park" ().

The comune of Belluno has an area of  and its altitude is .

Belluno borders with the following comuniː Alpago, Limana, Longarone, Ponte nelle Alpi, Sedico, Sospirolo, Vittorio Veneto (in the Treviso province).

Frazioni
The following frazioni (hamlets) are part of Belluno: Anconetta, Antole, Bes, Bolzano, Caleipo, Castion, Castoi, Cet, Cirvoi, Col di Salce, Faverga, Fiammoi, Giamosa, Giazzoi, Gioz, Levego, Madeago, Mares, Mier, Nevegàl, Nogarè, Orzes, Rivamaor, Safforze, Sagrogna, Sala, Salce, San Fermo, San Pietro in Campo, Sois, Sopracroda, Sossai, Tisoi, Veneggia, Vezzano, Vignole, Visome.

Population
, there are 35,870 persons living in the comune, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Belluno

Twinned towns
Belluno is twinned with:
  Cervia, Italy
  Bend, Oregon, United States

 People from or related to Belluno 
 Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734), painter
 Andrea Brustolon (1662–1732), sculptor
 Marco Ricci (1676–1730), painter
 Pope Gregory XVI (1765–1846)
 Ippolito Caffi (1809–1866), painter
 Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
 Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza (b. 1922), human geneticist

Gallery

References

Other websites

 Belluno official website 
 Adorable Belluno  

Category:Cities in Veneto
Category:Capital cities in Italy
Category:Settlements in Belluno