San Nicolò di Comelico (

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: ''San Nuclò'') is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the

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region of

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, located about north of

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. San Nicolò di Comelico borders the following municipalities:

Comelico Superiore Comelico Superiore ( Ladin: ''Cumelgu d Sora'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northeast of Belluno, on the border with Austria. Comelico Superio ...

Danta di Cadore Danta di Cadore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about north of Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of th ...

Kartitsch Kartitsch is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Kartitsch lies on both sides of the Gail River, near its confluence with the Puster Valley. The municipal area of Kartitsch is bounded in the north of t ...

(Austria),

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(Austria),

San Pietro di Cadore San Pietro di Cadore ( Ladin: ''San Pieru'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about north of Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeaster ...

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. The 12th-century church at San Nicolò contains frescoes by Italian artist

Gianfrancesco da Tolmezzo Also known as Gianfranco del Zotto, he was born in Socchieve and lived from 1450 to 1510. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Tolmezzo school of painting and was one of the leading exponents of Friulian art in the 15th century (t ...

. Also known as Gianfranco del Zotto, he was born in

Socchieve Socchieve ( fur, Soclêf ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine. The municipality of Socchieve contains the ''frazio ...

and lived from 1450 to 1510. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Tolmezzo school of painting and was one of the leading exponents of Friulian art in the 15th century (the quattrocento in Italian). Works of his survive at the church of San Nicolò, at the parish church of Provesano in

San Giorgio della Richinvelda San Giorgio della Richinvelda ( Standard Friulian: ; Western Friulian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Porden ...

, and at Castel d'Aviano,

Budoia Budoia ( Standard Friulian: ; Western Friulian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone at the foot of the Dolomites mountain range in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about ...

, Pordenone, Cordenons,

Vivaro Vivaro ( fur, Vivâr) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Pordenone. Vivaro borders the following municipalities: ...

Forni di Sotto Forni di Sotto ( fur, For Disot) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population ...

Forni di Sopra Forni di Sopra ( fur, For Disore, Carnian dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Udine, in the Dolomite Alps mountain range in northeastern Italy. It is located at the top of the Tagliamento river valley. Languages spoken inclu ...

, and his birth town of Socchieve.

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