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Longarone
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Longarone is a town and comune on the banks of the Piave in the province of Belluno, in northeast Italy. It is situated from Belluno.
Longarone is a small town located in the Belluno province of northeastern Italy, positioned along the Piave River. It is historically significant as the site of the 1963 Vajont Dam disaster, one of the worst dam-related catastrophes in history, though this specific event is not mentioned in the provided context.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Longarone
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Longarone
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- La diga del Vajont vista da Longarone 18-8-2005.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- The Vajont Dam as seen from Longarone today, showing approximately the top 60-70 metres of concrete.
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Longarone-Stemma.jpg
- Italian comune.province
- (BL)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Dogna, Faè, Fortogna, Igne, Pirago-Muda Maè, Provagna, Rivalta, Roggia, Soffranco
- Italian comune.mayor
- Roberto Padrin
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 103
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4073
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2008
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Longaronesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 473
- Italian comune.saint
- Santa Maria
- Italian comune.day
- 8 December
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 32013
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0437
- Italian comune.istat
- 025031
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Longarone
- Population
- 5022
- Area
- 122.36
- Elevation
- 473
- Official website
- www.comune.longarone.bl.it
- Image
- Longarone panoramica.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0437
- Licence plate code
- BL
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- Commons category
- Longarone
- postal code
- 32013
- male population
- 2485
- female population
- 2634
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10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Dam disaster
- Economy
- Eyewear production
- Buildings
- Transport
- Twin towns
- References
- External links
Longarone is a town and comune on the banks of the Piave in the province of Belluno, in northeast Italy. It is situated from Belluno.
4,642 people work all together in Longarone, which is 112.62% of the total population, with most actual inhabitants working within the village.
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3 mapped locations