Falcade (

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: ''Falciade'',

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: ''Pfalden'') is a ''

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

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, located about northwest of

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and about northwest of Belluno. Falcade borders the following municipalities:

Canale d'Agordo 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 Albi ...

Moena Moena (Ladin: ''Moéna'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. It is the largest comune in the Fassa Valley. In the census of 2001, 1,967 inha ...

Rocca Pietore Rocca Pietore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northwest of Belluno Belluno (; lld, Belum; vec, Belùn) is a town and province in the Veneto re ...

Soraga Soraga di Fassa ( Ladin: ''Soraga'' or ''Soréga'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento. Soraga borders the following municipalities: Sèn Ja ...

Tonadico Tonadico (german: Thunadich) was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about east of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,429 and an area of .All demograp ...

. Falcade is on the edge of the Trevalli Ski Area: of slopes stretching between Veneto and Trentino regions which in turn is part of the Dolomite Super Ski area. It is also popular in the summer with walkers and mountain bikers. Landmarks include the Church of Falcade, the Focobon massif (3,504 m) and the Mount Mulaz (2,906 m).

Twin towns

Falcade is twinned with: * Massaranduba, Brazil, since 2011

People

* Angelo Genuin (born 1939), ski mountaineer and cross-country skier

External links

Official website

Falcade travel guide
on

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Dolomite Super Ski

References

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