Vigo di Cadore
Vigo di Cadore: a small Venetian town
Hello everyone! Today I want to talk to you about a small Venetian town called Vigo di Cadore, with its 1350 inhabitants. The name derives from the Latin "vīcus", which means "group of houses, village". Here is the history and places of interest of this interesting locality.
Origin of the name
Like many other Italian localities, the name Vigo di Cadore derives from the Latin "vīcus", which means "group of houses, village". In the past, the municipality was simply called "Vigo".
History
Vigo di Cadore was the site of a battle during the III Independence War in 1866, when the Italians defeated an Austrian column in the locality of Treponti. The coat of arms of the municipality of Vigo di Cadore, divided into two parts, presents in the lower part the crossed quill pen and sword, symbol of the struggles of the Vigesi for freedom and culture.
Monuments and places of interest
The Church of Sant'Orsola preserves a relevant cycle of fourteenth-century frescoes and a bone relic belonging to the body of Saint Ursula. The Church of the Madonna della Difesa was built in 1512 to fulfill a popular vow following the avoided danger of pillage due to the military events that affected the Cadore during the War of the League of Cambrai. The Church of San Martino Vescovo, with works by Cesare Vecellio, Valentino Panciera Besarel and Tomaso Da Rin, was established at the rank of "ecclesia" in 1208 together with other mother churches of Cadore. The Cadorin Historical Library founded by Prof. Antonio Ronzon, preserves about 550 parchments and many historical manuscripts of interest.
If you visit the Cadore, don't forget to visit Vigo di Cadore and admire the historical and artistic beauties of the municipality.
