Agordo
Comune in Veneto, Italy
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Agordo (Italian: [ˈaːɡordo]; Ladin: Ègort, locally Àgort; Austrian German: Augarten) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region in Italy. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Venice and about 20 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of Belluno.
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Agordo
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| Comune di Agordo | |
View of the town center of Agordo (2006) | |
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| Coordinates: 46°16′N 12°2′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Belluno (BL) |
| Frazioni | Brugnach, Colvignas, Crostolin, Farenzena, Giove, Le Grave, Mozzach (ladin: Mozach), Parech, Piasent, Ponte Alto, Rif, Toccol (ladin: Tocol), Valcozzena (ladin: Valcozena), Val di Frela, Veran |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sisto Da Roit |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.67 km2 (9.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 611 m (2,005 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,045 |
| • Density | 170.9/km2 (442.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Agordini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32021 |
| Dialing code | 0437 |
Agordo was the headquarters of Luxottica Group S.p.A., the world's biggest eyewear company, before it was moved to Milan.
Toponymy
According to Giovan Battista Pellegrini, the name "Agordo" may derive from a Lombard personal name, possibly Agihard. However, there is a noted discrepancy between the current pronunciation and that of the suffix -hàrd. Additionally, there is a phonetic similarity with the Rhaeto-Romance word Aga, meaning "water" which, when combined with the suffix -ort, translates to "watery." This term could refer to marshy areas associated with the various streams that were historically present (but have since been drained and redirected into the Rova stream, which once flowed through Agordo).
Notable people
- Antonio Pavanello (born 1982), rugby union player
- Carlo Lorenzi (born 1974), ice hockey player
- Filippo De Col (born 1993), football player
- Fulvio Scola (born 1982), cross-country skier
- Lino De Toni (born 1972), ice hockey player
- Luigi Favretti (1872–1950), sports shooter
- Magda Genuin (born 1979), cross-country skier
- Manuela Friz (born 1978), ice hockey player
- Nadia De Nardin (born 1975), ice hockey player
- Tito Livio Burattini (1617–1681), polymath and inventor
