After a relatively prosperous time, the territory faced a recession. People started to move not only to different parts of the region but also to foreign countries in search of better job opportunities. Women were also at the center of this process, they became known...
In the 15th Century the Bellunese territory became part of the Venetian Republic, marking a great step forward in the transformation of the area from a rural county to a more developed one. The population was finally able to exploit its resources in the best way to...
When the Roman Empire collapsed, towns were invaded by Longobards who rapidly started to fortify their positions: a castle was built on the north side of Belluno. They somehow wanted to maintain autonomy over other cities that were starting to appear on the...
Recent analysis has exposed what kind of agriculture was practised in the area of Belluno. It wasn’t made for the purposes of full-scale trade but only to meet local needs. Among the common vegetables and fruits like apples and pears the population started to...
During Roman times, the Veneto region or as it was called back than: Venetorum angulus, and especially the cities of both Bellunum and Feltria played key roles in the conquest of the Gauls populations. As a result, around 49 B.C and 42 B.C, the two cities became...
The first findings traced back to the period between IX/VIII century b.c. were discovered in the city of Belluno and in Cadore around the second half of the 19th Century. One of the first settlements related to this period of time was Mel, along the river Piave....
In 1984, Vittorino Cazzetta, a man part of the friends of the museum of Selva di Cadore association, found some lithics artefacts brought to light by marmots in the Mondeval di Sopra area in San Vito di Cadore. He realized that a more in-depth excavation could have...
When it comes to writing about the history of the “Provincia of Belluno” we now know that it is traced back to the Paleolitics, when humans (at the time mostly hunters and farmers) started populating this mountainous area due to its natural resources. In fact it is...
The province of Belluno, located in the Dolomites of northern Italy, is not only famous for its mountains and landscapes but also for an important paleontological discovery: dinosaur footprints. These traces provide valuable evidence that dinosaurs once lived in areas...
Bellunesinelmondo.info, la rivista on line dell’Associazione Bellunesi nel Mondo (Abm), presenta “Local History”, una nuova rubrica dedicata ai discendenti dei bellunesi e agli appassionati di storia locale. Il progetto è stato curato da Nicolò Gottardo, studente...