Canale d'Agordo

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Canale d'Agordo
Canal
Comune di Canale d'Agordo
view of Canale d'Agordo
view of Canale d'Agordo
Coat of arms of Canale d'Agordo
Location of Canale d'Agordo
Canale d'Agordo is located in Italy
Canale d'Agordo
Canale d'Agordo
Location of Canale d'Agordo in Italy
Coordinates: 46°21′N 11°55′E / 46.350°N 11.917°E / 46.350; 11.917Coordinates: 46°21′N 11°55′E / 46.350°N 11.917°E / 46.350; 11.917
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
ProvinceBelluno (BL)
FrazioniFregona, Feder, Garés, Carfon, Pisoliva, Casate, Val, La Šota, Campion, Pàlafachina, La Mora, Tegosa, Colmean, Gares
Government
 • MayorRinaldo De Rocco
Area
 • Total46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
976 m (3,202 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total1,236
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Canalini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32020
Dialing code0437
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint dayJune 24
WebsiteHome town
Parish church designed by Giuseppe Segusini

Canale d'Agordo (known as Forno di Canale until 1964; Ladin: Canal, German: Augartnerkanal) is a town and comune in the province of Belluno, in the region of Veneto, northern Italy. It has 1,230 inhabitants. Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani) and the landscape painter Giuseppe Zais were born in Canale d'Agordo. It has a Museum dedicated to Pope John Paul I called the Pope Luciani Museum.

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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