Cesiomaggiore
Cesiomaggiore ( Venetic: Zess ) is a municipality with 4120 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian province of Belluno in the Veneto region and is located on the road from Feltre Belluno.
Neighboring municipalities are Feltre, Gosaldo, Lentiai, Sagron Mis, San Gregorio Nelle Alpi, Santa Giustina, Sospirolo, Mezzano (TN).
Districts of Cesiomaggiore are: Al Bordugo, Anzaven, Busche, Calliol, Can, Cesio Minore, Cesio Maggiore, Col San Vito, Cossalter, Dorgnan, Fianema, La Busa le Montagne, Le Ave, Marsiai, Menin, Morzanch, Pez, Pullir, Salgarda, Soranzen, Toschian, Tussui, Val Canzoi.
The feast day in honor of the parish Holy St. Giuliana is on February 16.
Geography
Cesiomaggiore is located on the Piave at the foot of the Dolomites. It is 12 km from Feltre and 18 km from Belluno.
History
Cesiomaggiore was founded in ancient Roman times. It is possible that his name Caesia of assets, a well-known in the Roman era family called caesius, which had its roots in the simple folk derived. The old Roman road Via Claudia Augusta Altinate through the community.
1404 Cesiomaggiore became part of the Venetian Republic.
The invasion of the French under Napoleon destroyed the Republic of Venice and Cesiomaggiore was looted. In the Peace of Campo Formio, the whole area was in 1798 transformed into the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia and placed under Austrian rule.
In the war against Prussia and Italy in 1866, the region was connected to the 1861 proclaimed Kingdom of Italy.
Attractions
- The Villa Tauro in Pez, also called le Centenere, which was built in the 16th century. In its lapidary including a military landmark of the ancient Via Claudia Augusta is issued Altinate.
- The historic Bicycle Museum Toni Bevilacqua
Economy
The community is home to several small businesses make the furniture and accessories for the construction industry. One important industry is the production of milk and cheese. The large dairy Lattebusche has its headquarters in Busche, a district of Cesiomaggiore. A large part of the population works in agriculture. Through the Belluno Dolomites National Park - the importance of tourism is growing in the region.
- Piave Cheese
- Cesio cheese
- Dolomiti cheese
- Potatoes
- Corn
- Barley
- Apples
- Isabella grapes
- Honey
Personalities
- Vitorino da Feltre (1378-1446), teacher and humanist
- Pietro da Cesio, ( 15th century ), painter
- Favero Pietro (1815-1890), farmer and pioneer in the cultivation of Isabella grapes
- Giovanni De Bortoli (19th century), also known as Nane Castaldo, writer