Longarone trip planner

Longarone is a town and comune on the banks of the Piave in the province of Belluno, in North-East Italy. It is situated 35km from Belluno.4,642 people work altogether in Longarone, which is 112.62% of the total population, with most actual inhabitants working within the village.GeographyThe town is located on a road linking Belluno to Cortina d'Ampezzo, close to the borders of Veneto with Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Its nearest villages are Castellavazzo, Casso and Erto.HistoryThere is evidence of Roman presence in the site of Longarone. In the regions of Fortogna and Pirago have been discovered tombs, and at Dogna, a burial site with coins, rings, bracelets, clay jars and a plaque dedicated to a person called Asclepius. Remains of a Roman road were also found.But the early story of the city is not clear until the establishment of the municipality by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806.In the Middle Ages and modern era, the city was subject to the social and political events taking place in Belluno, being dominated by several groups and families, such as the Vescovi, the Ezzelino Romano in 1250, the Scala family in 1300, the families of Carrara and Visconti and the Venetian State domination in 1420.

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