Gallio (Italy)

Gallio
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Vicenza  (VI)
Local name	Gelle or Ghel
Coordinates	45 ° 53 '  N , 11 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '0 "  N , 11 ° 33' 0"  E
height	1093  m slm
surface	47.6 km²
Residents	2,380 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	50 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	36032
prefix	0424
ISTAT number	024042
Popular name	Galliesi
Website	Gallio

Gallio ( Cimbrian Ghel , German Gelle ) is a north-eastern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2380 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Vicenza in Veneto . The municipality is located about 40 kilometers north of Vicenza and, as a Cimbrian-language island, is one of the seven municipalities .

history

In the Middle Ages, the Ezzelini ruled the community. During the First World War , the battle between the three mountains ( Col del Rosso , Col d'Ecchele and Monte Valbella ) took place in January 1918 .

Personalities

• Lucio Topatigh (born 1965), hockey player
• Severino Rigoni (1914–1992), racing cyclist, silver medalist (team driving), Berlin 1936
• Giulia Gianesini (* 1984), ski racer, grew up in Gallio
• Júlio Bavastro (1894–1918), Uruguayan football player, killed at the front on Monte Valbella (in the municipality) in the First World War

Sports

Several ski jumping competitions were held on the Trampolino del Pakstall .

Web links

Commons : Gallio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ https://www.sprachinselverein.at/sieben-gemeinden-sette-comuni.html