Calalzo di Cadore is a municipality of 2,400 inhabitants of the province of
Belluno, in the
Italian
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region of
Veneto
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. The name ''Calalzo'' derives from the Latin ''altus callis,'' meaning "high place."
[Wikipedia Italia, Calalzo di Cadore] The geographical name "di Cadore" was added by Presidential Decree on 30 June 1959.
Geography
Calalzo lies within the Cadore Dolomites.
[Wikipedia Italia, Dolomiti Cadorine] The
Dolomite Dolomite may refer to:
*Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral
*Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock
*Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community
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s are a range of limestone mountains in northeastern Italy. Nearby is a lake named ''Lago di Calalzo'' (Lake Calalzo), which is long.
Transport
Calalzo is the terminus of the
Calalzo–Padua railway
The Calalzo–Padua railway is a railway line in Veneto, Italy.
The section from Camposampiero to Padua was opened in 1877 as a part of the Bassano–Padua railway. In 1886 it followed the section from Belluno to Camposampiero. The final secti ...
. From the station square, a bus service run by
Dolomitibus serves
Cortina d'Ampezzo,
Auronzo
Auronzo di Cadore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Belluno (Cadore) in the Italian region of Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northeast of Belluno. While Auronzo is geographically only from the Austrian border, ...
,
Santo Stefano di Comelico
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People
* Santo (given name)
* Santo (surname)
* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
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, and
.
Sports
Cycling path
Calalzo is home to a cycling path lying on the old railway line of Calalzo-Cortina, built in 1915 to move supplies during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. It became a tourist path in 1930 and was suppressed in 1967. Today it extends from Calalzo to Dobbiaco. During the year 2004 it was sealed and generally improved with better lighting in the tunnels.
Giro d'Italia
The route of the 2013
Giro d'Italia passed through Calalzo di Cadore during Stage 11.
[''Cycling News'']
Giro d'Italia 2013 Stage 11
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References
External links
Municipalities of the Province of Belluno
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