Vajont

For the dam, see Vajont Dam.
Vajont
Comune
Comune di Vajont

Panoramic view

Coat of arms
Vajont

Location of Vajont in Italy

Coordinates: 46°8′N 12°41′E / 46.133°N 12.683°E / 46.133; 12.683
Country Italy
Region Friuli – Venezia Giulia
Province Pordenone (PN)
Government
  Mayor Felice Manarin
Area
  Total 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation 287 m (942 ft)
Population (30 April 2009)
  Total 1,741
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vajontini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 33080
Dialing code 0427
Patron saint Jesus Crucifixed
Saint day 14 September

Vajont is the name of a valley in the area of Longarone, in the province of Belluno, north-eastern Italy.

History

The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago. It was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963.

Language and dialect

In addition to the Italian language in the territory of Vajont, the dialects that are spoken are Ertano and Cassano, that come from villages of Erto and Casso. The Friulian language, typical only of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, is understood but not spoken.

Movie

Vajont – La diga del disonore (Vajont – The Dam of Dishonour), is a 2001 film directed by Renzo Martinelli. The film deals with the events that accompanied the construction of the dam and the 1963 Vajont disaster that cost the lives of about two thousand people.

External links

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