Montello (hill)
Montello is a hill in the province of Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy, and the site of a World War I battle.
The bean-shaped hill measures about 5 km north–south by 13 km east–west. It rises to a maximum of 371 m elevation from the alluvial plain of the
Montello is crossed in the east-west direction by a local road that begins as Via 18 Giugno in the town of Pederiva di Biadene, continues as Strada La Dorsale and Via Frati, and ends as Via Ossario in the town of Nervesa della Battaglia. Several local roads in the general north-south direction connect this "dorsal spine" of the Montello to the two main alternative routes around the hill, either along on its southern margin (comprised by Stradone del Bosco, Via Fra Giocondo, Via Pedemontana, Via Francesco Baracca, Via Arditi, Via Armando Diaz) or along the northern margin (the Panoramic Road, comprised by Via Gabriele d'Annunzio, Via Nord Montello, Via Riviera Piave, Via Decima Armata).
The hill gave its name to several towns nested against its base Crocetta del Montello, Montebelluna, Volpago del Montello, Giavera del Montello, and Nervesa della Battaglia.
The hill is covered with a mix of wooded areas, residential homes, and small farms. The church and monument of Santa Maria della Vittoria, built after the battle of 1918, is located on top of Montello, about 3.5 km north of Volpago (to which it belongs) and 5 km east from Pederiva.
History
Montello has been inhabited since
In
During the
The
In 1892, moved by the plight of the bisnenti,
On 24 July 1930, Montello area was affected by an extremely violent tornado, probably the strongest in Europe in historical times, with gusts estimated at 500 km/h and an estimated ranking of F5 on the Fujita scale. It was strong enough to level masonry buildings, and it caused the death of at least 21 people.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "July 24, 1930 Italian F5 Tornado". European Severe Weather Database. European Severe Storms Laboratory. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.