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Until the middle of the nineteenth century many of the people of Asiago spoke Cimbrian, a German dialect.
Asiago is the birthplace of author Mario Rigoni Stern, and features prominently in his stories. It is also described in Emilio Lussu's A Year on the Altopiano.
Battle of Asiago
Alpine-War 1915–1918 Monument in Asiago.
The Battle of Asiago (Battle of the Plateaux) was a counter-offensive launched by the Austro-Hungarians on the Italian Front in May 1916, during World War I. It was an unexpected attack that occurred near Asiago (now in northeast Italy, then on the Italian side of the border between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary). Commemorating this battle and the fallen soldiers of World War I is the Asiago War Memorial, a monument and museum that is a popular site for visitors to the area.[4]
In a later engagement in 1918, Edward Brittain, brother of Vera Brittain, was killed and was buried in the Granezza British military cemetery on the plateau. In 1970 Vera's ashes were scattered on his grave.
The Barenthal, Boscon, Granezza, Magnaboschi and Cavalletto Military Cemeteries at Asiago were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1920.[5]
Sport
The city is home to HC Asiago, a professional ice hockey team currently playing in the international Alps Hockey League[6] as well as in the Italian top tier Serie A.
The Asiago Vipers, based in Asiago, are a professional inline hockey team. The team plays in the highest Italian inline league.
Enrico Fabris, long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races.
Ivan Lunardi, one of the best Italian ski jumpers in history.
Aldo Stella, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.
The Asiago Award is known as the Oscar of the Philatelic World. Since 1970 the "Circolo Filatelico Numismatico Sette Comuni Asiago" (Numismatic and Philatelic Chapter of the Seven Asiago Communities) has been awarding the prize for the best designed postage stamp of the year.
