| Erto and Casso | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Friuli Venezia Giulia | |
| Territory | Friuli valleys and Dolomites | |
| Altitude | 775 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 52.43 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 371 (2019 | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0427 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 33080 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Bartolomeo, saints Gervasio and Protasio | |
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Erto and Casso it's a common scattered of the Friuli Venezia Giulia.
To know
The population, already sharply decreased due to emigration, decreased further after the Vajont tragedy, not so much for the dead (158, however many), but above all because the new houses for the Ertani and Cassanesi were built in other municipalities, often at a considerable distance from the places of origin. Among these, the Nuova Erto di Bridge in the Alps, the new neighborhoods of Longarone, Cimolais is Claut, the Roiatta village of San Quirino is Vajont, a town built from scratch in the aftermath of the event and which immediately welcomed 732 residents of the municipality.
It is part of the club dei Authentic villages of Italy.
Geographical notes
Erto e Casso, located in the Vajont Valley on the border with the province of Belluno, is the westernmost municipality in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The Vajont valley, where Erto and Casso are located, is however separated from the Valcellina by the Sant'Osvaldo Pass (827 m).
Background
The existence of Erto is documented by Roman remains and by a donation deed by Sesto al Reghena dating back to the eighth century, while the more recent origin of Casso is attested in the eleventh century. There are also significant linguistic differences between the two settlements: in Erto an intermediate dialect is spoken between Dolomitic Ladin and Friulian, while in Casso a Belluno Veneto dialect, similar to the archaic Venetian. Also from the ecclesiastical point of view the two towns are separate: Erto is part of the diocese of Concordia-Pordenone, while Casso is in the diocese of Belluno-Feltre.
Casso is not its own parish, in fact it is part of that of Santa Maria Immacolata in Longarone.
At the end of the fifties the community was deeply linked to the traditional agricultural economy, integrated with the small itinerant trade. At the turn of the 1950s and 1960s, SADE carried out the project to use the Vajont valley as an artificial basin. A double-curved dam of 265 meters in height was therefore raised in the Colombèr gorge.
On the night of 9 October 1963, from the nearby Monte Toc, located in front of the hamlets of Erto and Casso, a part of the mountain broke off and ended up in the underlying water basin bounded by the Vajont dam. The resulting waves completely destroyed the villages of Fraseign, Spesse, Pineda, Prada, Marzana and San Martino and part of the two capitals. This tragic episode, whose victims in Erto and Casso were 347, is known as Vajont disaster.
The town, due to its peculiar architecture, was declared a national monument in 1976 and, therefore, bound by Law 1089/39.
In recent years, an agreement with the National Mountain Institute has also led to the development of the "EcoMuseo Vajont: continuity of life" project, designed to support the development of the territory and enhance the historic center.
How to orient yourself
Erto e Casso: full screen map.The territory of the municipality includes scattered settlements. The main hamlets are Erto, the municipal seat, and Casso. Then there are the localities: Forcai, Pineda, San Martino and Val da Pont.
Parking lots
TO Steep
- 1 Parking center, via IX ottobre
- 2 Parking area, return square
TO Casso to visit the dam and the landslide
- 3 Dam of Vajont car park, regional road 251
- 4 Parking area, regional road 251
- 5 Vajont dam parking, regional road 251 open 24/24 h.
- 6 Bus parking - Vajont dam
How to get
By plane
- 7 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Airport, via Aquileia 60 (in Ronchi dei Legionari), ☎ 39 0481 773224.
- 8 Marco Polo Airport in Venice, viale Galilei (to Tessera), ☎ 39 041 2609260.
- 9 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
On the train
- 10 Railway station (to Maniago). The nearest station is a Maniago on the railway line Sacile - Pinzano. From 6 July 2012 to 9 December 2017, the railway service was replaced by self-rides due to the diversion of a train due to a landslide on the railway site near the Meduno station.
- With the partial reopening of the line, from 10 December 2017 the station is again served by Regional trains in service between Sacile and Maniago. In addition to serving the city in which it is located, the station plays an important role as a hub for the surrounding valleys.
How to get around
What see
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- 1 Parish church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo. Inside it houses a beautiful wooden crucifix dating back to 1690, the work of Michelangelo of wood Andrea Brustolon.
- 2 Vajont Dam. 261.6 meters high, between the highest dams in the world and the highest in Italy, it is a symbol of the 1963 catastrophe. Places of the heart - Italian places not to be forgotten, launched by the Italian Environment Fund in 2014, the 3rd place in the heart of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and 133rd ranked nationally
- Tower houses. Typical of the mountain architecture of Erto and Casso, they constitute one of the peculiarities of the spontaneous architecture of the mountain village.
- 3 Erto Visitor Center, Return Square, 3 (in Erto), ☎ 39 0427 87333. The "Uno spazio alla memoria" center tells the tragedy that struck the valley on 9 October 1963 with images and detailed descriptions.
- Cultural center. Dolomiticontemporanee - Experimental center for mountain culture - New space in Casso: operates, through the visual arts, to the production of renewing images of the UNESCO Dolomites.
Events and parties
- Sacred representation of the Passion. On the evening of every Good Friday (Veindre Seint) animates the whole country and constitutes one of the most important Easter folkloric events in north-eastern Italy.
- Feast of Saints Gervasio and Protasio.
21 and 22 June. Festival of the patrons of the town of Casso
21 and 22 June. Festival of the patrons of the town of CassoWhat to do
- Climbing. Near the village of Erto there is a famous climbing site. The overhanging limestone cliff requires athletic climbing and offers about thirty routes above 8a.
- More difficult routes
- 8c /5.14c:
- The Great Line of Dreams - May 31, 2009 - Adam Ondra - Connection between The Big Mother and The Line of Dreams [22]
- The Line of Dreams - March 14, 2009 - Luca Zardini - Extension of the 8b Glory Dreams [23]
- The Big Mother - May 2000 - Luca Zardini [24]
- The Last Way - May 1998 - Luca Zardini
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Gallo Cedrone restaurant, Via Roma, 37, ☎ 39 339 5616728.
- 2 Trattoria Cervo Bianco, Via de la Bruasa, 26, ☎ 39 339 6388881.
- 3 Trattoria Julia, Via IX Ottobre, 32, ☎ 39 0427 879080.
- 4 Stella Pizzeria Coffee Restaurant, Via IX Ottobre, 13, ☎ 39 0427 879025.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Erto hotel restaurant, return square 1, ☎ 39 331 9326037.
- 2 The Voice of Time, Via Roma, 135, ☎ 39 0427 660436.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 11 Italian post, Via IX Ottobre, 2, ☎ 39 0427 879177.
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