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Belluno
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Veneto
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Belluno
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69
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3,677
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209,550
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BL
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32100
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0437
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Sergio Reolon
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(Italian: '''Provincia di Belluno''') is a
Province in the
Veneto region of
Italy . Its capital is the city of
Belluno .
It has an area of 3,677 k²m, and a total population of 209,550 (2001).
There are 69 ''comuni'' in the province. As for
June 30 ,
2005 , the main communes by population are:
The province of Belluno is rather wide, and almost entirely occupied by mountain areas. It encompasses the natural and historical regions of
Cadore ,
Feltrino ,
Alpago ,
Val Di Zoldo ,
Agordino ,
Comelico and
Ampezzano . The eastern part of the province features the
Dolomites , including the famous
Tofane ,
Marmolada and
Cime Di Lavaredo . The province is rich in water, with the presence of the wide
Piave River, with its affluents
Boite and
Cordevole .
In the southern part is the
Valbelluna , the widest and most populated valley of the province, with is bordered by the Venetian
Prealps . Here is also located the National Park of Belluno Dolomites.
The most ancient archeological finding in the province is that of
Lagole Di Calalzo , in
Cadore , belonging to a c.
5th Century BC sanctuary dedicated to a health god of
Paleoveneti . A greater site, a
Nechropolis , has been dig out in in the commune of
Mel . Findings from these sites are now housed in the Museums of
Pieve Di Cadore and Mel.
Until recent times, the economy of the province was based on poor mountain agriculture. Now the latter has lost much of its importance, with the exception of the cultivation of
Bean s in the
Lamon highlands. Now the Bellunese can boast one of the most important industrial sectors of northern Italy, that of glasses production (
Luxottica has its eat in
Agordo , for example). Also important are the sectors of house appliances (
Zanussi and others) and toilets furnitures (Ceramica Dolomite, IdealStandard).
One of the most important factor of the Bellunese economy is tourism.
Cortina D'Ampezzo ,
Alleghe ,
Arabba ,
Sappada and others are renowned in Italy and abroad.
In the province are present language minorities which are now tutelated by law:
