A report on Sette Comuni, Veneto and Asiago

The Sette Comuni (, Sieben Gemeinden) are seven comuni that formed a Cimbrian enclave in the Veneto region of north-east Italy.

Asiago (Venetian: Axiago, Cimbrian: Slege, German: Schlägen ) is a 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.

The most important comune is that of Asiago, for which Asiago cheese is named.

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.

Ladin, also Romance, is spoken in parts of the province of Belluno, especially in the municipalities of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Livinallongo del Col di Lana and Colle Santa Lucia, while Cimbrian (Germanic) is spoken in two villages (Roana and Giazza respectively) of the Seven Communities and the Thirteen Communities.