A report on Asiago
Minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the Altopiano di Asiago or Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, Asiago plateau) in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy.
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Veneto
4 linksOne of the 20 regions of Italy.
One of the 20 regions of Italy.
The lowlands are often covered by thick fog, in Winter; precipitations that are scarce – 750 mm per year – close to the river Po, but are more abundant – from 750 to 1100 mm per year – at higher altitudes; the highest values – up to 3200 mm per year – are recorded in the Bellunese Prealps, near Mount Pasubio and on the Asiago plateau.
Province of Vicenza
2 linksProvince in the Veneto region in northern Italy.
Province in the Veneto region in northern Italy.
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University of Padua
2 linksItalian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy.
Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy.
The last years of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century saw a reversal of the centralisation process that had taken place in the sixteenth: scientific institutes were set up in what became veritable campuses; a new building to house the Arts and Philosophy faculty was built in another part of the city centre (Palazzo del Liviano, designed by Giò Ponti); the Astro-Physics Observatory was built on the Asiago uplands; and the old Palazzo del Bo was fully restored (1938–45).
Sette Comuni
1 linksThe Sette Comuni (, Sieben Gemeinden) are seven comuni that formed a Cimbrian enclave in the Veneto region of north-east Italy.
The Sette Comuni (, Sieben Gemeinden) are seven comuni that formed a Cimbrian enclave in the Veneto region of north-east Italy.
The most important comune is that of Asiago, for which Asiago cheese is named.
Battle of Asiago
1 linksMajor counteroffensive launched by the Austro-Hungarians on the Italian Front on 15 May 1916, during World War I.
Major counteroffensive launched by the Austro-Hungarians on the Italian Front on 15 May 1916, during World War I.
It was an unexpected attack that took place near Asiago in the province of Vicenza (now in northeast Italy, then on the Italian side of the border between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary) after the Fifth Battle of the Isonzo (March 1916).
Italian front (World War I)
1 linksThe Italian front or Alpine front (Fronte alpino, "Alpine front"; in Gebirgskrieg, "Mountain war") involved a series of battles at the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy, fought between 1915 and 1918 in the course of World War I.
The Italian front or Alpine front (Fronte alpino, "Alpine front"; in Gebirgskrieg, "Mountain war") involved a series of battles at the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy, fought between 1915 and 1918 in the course of World War I.
Following Italy's stalemate, the Austro-Hungarian forces began planning a counteroffensive (Battle of Asiago) in Trentino and directed over the plateau of Altopiano di Asiago, with the aim to break through to the Po River plain and thus cutting off the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Italian Armies in the North East of the country.
Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
1 linksItalian astronomical observatory (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the University of Padua.
Italian astronomical observatory (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the University of Padua.
Founded in 1942, it is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 kilometers northwest of Padua, near the town of Asiago.
Asiago cheese
1 linksCow's milk cheese, first produced in Italy, that can assume different textures according to its aging, from smooth for the fresh Asiago (called Asiago Pressato, which means 'Pressed Asiago') to a crumbly texture for the aged cheese (Asiago d'allevo, which means 'Breeding farm Asiago').
Cow's milk cheese, first produced in Italy, that can assume different textures according to its aging, from smooth for the fresh Asiago (called Asiago Pressato, which means 'Pressed Asiago') to a crumbly texture for the aged cheese (Asiago d'allevo, which means 'Breeding farm Asiago').
In Italy, Asiago has a protected designation of origin (Denominazione di Origine Protetta or DOP, see below), as Asiago was originally produced around the alpine area of the Asiago plateau, in the regions of Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige.
Edward Brittain
1 linksBritish Army officer who was killed in the First World War; he was immortalised by his sister Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth.
British Army officer who was killed in the First World War; he was immortalised by his sister Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth.
On 15 June 1918 on the Asiago Plateau, Captain Brittain was shot in the head and killed during an early morning counter-attack against an Austrian offensive, part of the Battle of the Piave River.
Asiago War Memorial
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The Asiago War Memorial is a World War I memorial located in the town of Asiago in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of northeast Italy.