Cison di Valmarino
Comune
Comune di Cison di Valmarino
Cison village centre
Cison village centre
Coat of arms of Cison di Valmarino
Coat of arms
Location of Cison di Valmarino
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Cison di Valmarino is located in Italy
Cison di Valmarino
Cison di Valmarino
Location of Cison di Valmarino in Italy
Cison di Valmarino is located in Veneto
Cison di Valmarino
Cison di Valmarino
Cison di Valmarino (Veneto)
Coordinates: 45°58′N 12°08′E / 45.967°N 12.133°E / 45.967; 12.133
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
ProvinceTreviso (TV)
Government
 • MayorCristina Pin
Area
[1]
 • Total28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (1 June 2008)[2]
 • Total2,553
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
DemonymCisonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31030
Dialing code0422
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day24 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Cison di Valmarino is a village and comune with 2,613 inhabitants in the province of Treviso,[3][4] Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is a member of the I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy") association.[5] The village was the seat of the county of Valmarino (also spelled Val-Marino), formerly encompassing 2 castles and 20 villages and from 1439 belonging to the family of the Brandolinis, the counts of Valmareno.[6]

History

Prehistory

There is evidence that the area has been inhabited since prehistoric times from archaeological discoveries in Follina from the Paleolithic Mesolithic eras, to roof tiles and other fragments from the Bronze Age found in Valmareno.

During the Roman period the Via Claudia Augusta a very important Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (modern Austria) across the Alps, ran through this area.

The area became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions during the European Migration Period, with the fortress of CastelBrando being expanded and refortified.

The 15th-century Villa Casagrande is now the home of Contessa Ghislaine Brandolini d’Adda.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Fonte: Istat - Unità amministrative, variazioni territoriali e di nome dal 1861 al 2000 - ISBN 88-458-0574-3
  4. ^ Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
  5. ^ "Veneto" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ Eroli, Giovanni (1813-1904) Auteur du texte (1876). Erasmo Gattamelata da Narni : suoi monumenti e sua famiglia / per Giovanni March. Eroli,...
  7. ^ "Casual cooking with an Italian countess". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.
Church of St. John the Baptist.




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