Cortina d'Ampezzo and Related Topics

Province of Belluno

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Province in the Veneto region of Italy.

Gray wolf killed at Malga Campo Bon (Comelico) on 24 May 1929 by Antonio "Tunin" Mina.

The Province of Belluno shown within of Lombardy–Venetia.

In 1511 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor conquered the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, detaching it from Cadore and incorporating it into the County of Tyrol.

The Dolomites (Dolomiti ; Ladin: Dolomites; Dolomiten ; Dołomiti : Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy.

Tofana massif with Cortina d'Ampezzo in the foreground

360° panoramic view from Marmolada, the highest peak in the Dolomites

Horses on pasture at Parco Naturale Tre Cime, South Tyrol. Cadini di Misurina in the background.

The main centres include: Rocca Pietore alongside the Marmolada Glacier, which lies on the border of Trentino and Veneto, the small towns of Alleghe, Falcade, Auronzo, Cortina d'Ampezzo and the villages of Arabba, Urtijëi and San Martino di Castrozza, as well as the whole of the Fassa, Gardena and Badia valleys.

1956 Winter Olympics

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The Olympic Torch of Cortina 1956 Winter Games used by Olympic Champion Zeno Colò ITA

U.S. pair Ash and Kothmann at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Sverre Stenersen on his way to victory in the Nordic combined

The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games (VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956.

2026 Winter Olympics

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The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially the XXV Olympic Winter Games (XXV Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Milano Cortina 2026, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026 in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Ladin language

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Romance language of the Rhaeto-Romance subgroup, mainly spoken in the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy in the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino, and Belluno, by the Ladin people.

Contraction of the area of the Rhaeto-Romance languages

Ladin farmers in 1960s La Val, South Tyrol

Kurat Josef Anton Vian – anonymous author of the first Ladin-Gherdëina grammar AD 1864

Plaque of a Ladin school in Santa Cristina.

They live in the part of the province that was part of the County of Tyrol until 1918, comprising the communes of Cortina d'Ampezzo (15.6% Ladin), Colle Santa Lucia (50.6% Ladin) and Livinallongo del Col di Lana (54.3% Ladin).

South Tyrol

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Autonomous province in northern Italy, one of the two that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

The Atlas Tyrolensis, showing the entire County of Tyrol, printed in Vienna. 1774

A map from 1874 showing South Tirol with approximately the borders of today's South and East Tyrol

Plaque at a German-language school in both Italian and German

Map of South Tyrol with its eight districts

The Laubengasse or Via dei portici, a street in the capital Bolzano

Group of spruce and pine trees in Latemar forest

Luis Durnwalder was governor of South Tyrol from 1989 until 2014

Widmann Palace in Bolzano, seat of the provincial government

Vineyards of St. Magdalena in Bozen with St. Justina and Rosengarten group in the background

Cable car on Mount Seceda in the Dolomites

Electronic identity cards are issued in three languages (Italian, German, English) in South Tyrol.

Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Bolzano

A Musikkapelle in historic Tyrolean costumes

Tirol Castle, which gave the wider region its name

This is among the reasons why the Ladin municipalities of Cortina d'Ampezzo/Anpezo, Livinallongo del Col di Lana/Fodom and Colle Santa Lucia/Col have asked in a referendum to be detached from Veneto and reannexed to the province, from which they were separated under the fascist government.

Milan

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City in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome.

Roman ruins in Milan: the Columns of San Lorenzo

The remains of the Milan amphitheatre, which can be found inside the archaeological park of the Antiquarium in Milan

The biscione eating a child on the Visconti coat of arms

The Medieval Porta Ticinese (1100), is one of the three medieval gates of the city that still exist in the modern Milan.

The late 16th-century city encircled by the Spanish walls

Milan during the plague of 1630: plague carts carry the dead for burial.

Ceremonial reception of Russian Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov in Milan, April 1799

Popular print depicting the "Five Days" uprising against Austrian rule.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II destroyed by Allied bombings, 1943

Palazzo Lombardia, headquarters of the regional government of Lombardy

Milan Cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world

Torre del Filarete of Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco), a historic medieval fortress.

Royal Villa of Milan, one of the finest examples of Neoclassical architecture in Lombardy

Art Deco Central railway station, the 8th busiest in Europe, opened in 1931

The Cimitero Monumentale, it is noted for the abundance of artistic tombs and monuments.

St. Ambrose Basilica dates back from AD 379–386

The skyscrapers of Porta Nuova business district

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, together with the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Museo del Novecento displays the world's largest collection of Futurist art.

Founded in 1778, La Scala is the world's most famous opera house.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is one of the city's largest shopping centres.

San Siro Stadium, home of A.C. Milan and Inter Milan, has a capacity of 80,000. It is Italy's biggest stadium.

Mediolanum Forum, home of Olimpia Milano

The Monza Formula One circuit is located near the city, inside a suburban park.

Bocconi University is a leading institution for economics, management and related disciplines in Europe.

University of Milan Bicocca, the city's newest university, ranks as the 82nd best young college on over 300 institutions in the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Milan Metro is Italy's longest rapid transit system.

Milan will host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic games for the first time in 2026, together with Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Veneto

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One of the 20 regions of Italy.

Venice, the primary tourist destination and the capital of Veneto

The Tetrarchs were the four co-rulers who governed the Roman Empire as long as Diocletian's reform lasted. Here they are portrayed embracing, in a posture of harmony, in a porphyry sculpture dating from the 4th century, produced in Anatolia, located today on a corner of St Mark's Basilica in Venice.

The Horses of Saint Mark, brought as loot from Constantinople in 1204.

An 18th-century view of Venice by Canaletto.

The 13th-century Castel Brando in Cison di Valmarino, Treviso.

St Mark's Basilica, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.

The Prato della Valle in Padua, a work of Italian Renaissance architecture.

Antonio Canova's Psyche Revived by Love's Kiss.

The Church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice

A trait that shows the structure of the Calà del Sasso

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.