Asiago (original) (raw)

Township in Veneto, Italy

This article is about the settlement in the Province of Vicenza, Italy. For the cheese of the same name, see Asiago cheese.

Comune in Veneto, Italy

Asiago Slege
Comune
Comune di Asiago
AsiagoAsiago
Flag of AsiagoFlagCoat of arms of AsiagoCoat of arms
Location of Asiago Map
Asiago is located in ItalyAsiagoAsiagoLocation of Asiago in ItalyShow map of ItalyAsiago is located in VenetoAsiagoAsiagoAsiago (Veneto)Show map of Veneto
Coordinates: 45°52′N 11°31′E / 45.867°N 11.517°E / 45.867; 11.517
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Province Vicenza (VI)
Frazioni Sasso
Government
• Mayor Roberto Rigoni Stern
Area[1]
• Total 162 km2 (63 sq mi)
Elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft)
Population (31 December 2014)[2]
• Total 6,462
• Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym Asiaghesi/Slegar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 36012
Dialing code 0424
Patron saint St. Matthew
Saint day 21 September
Website Official website

Asiago (Italian: [aˈzjaːɡo]; Venetian: Axiago, Cimbrian: Slege, German: Schlägen [ˈʃlɛːɡn̩]) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) with the title of city[1] in the surrounding plateau region (the Altopiano di Asiago or Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, Asiago plateau) in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy. It is near the border between the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regions in the foothills of the Alps, approximately equidistant (60 km) from Trento to the west and Vicenza to the south. The Asiago region is the origin of Asiago cheese. The town was the site of a major battle between Austrian and Italian forces on the Alpine Front of World War I. It is a major ski resort destination, and the site of the Astrophysical Observatory of Asiago, operated by the University of Padua.

Asiago Airport

Until the middle of the nineteenth century many of the people of Asiago spoke Cimbrian, a German dialect.

Asiago is the birthplace of Italian writer Mario Rigoni Stern, and features prominently in his stories. It is also described in Emilio Lussu's One Year on the High Plateau, Lussu was an officer in the [Sassari Brigade](/wiki/Mechanized%5FBrigade%5F%22Sassari%22 "Mechanized Brigade "Sassari""), and in his book the author describes the horror and violence of the war.[3]

Alpine-War 1915–1918 Monument in Asiago.

The Battle of Asiago (Battle of the Plateaux) was a counter-offensive launched by the Austro-Hungarians on the Italian Front in May 1916, during World War I. It was an unexpected attack that occurred near Asiago (now in northeast Italy, then on the Italian side of the border between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary). Commemorating this battle and the fallen soldiers of World War I is the Asiago War Memorial, a monument and museum that is a popular site for visitors to the area.[4]

In a later engagement in 1918, Edward Brittain, brother of Vera Brittain, was killed and was buried in the Granezza British military cemetery on the plateau. In 1970 Vera's ashes were scattered on his grave.

The Barenthal, Boscon, Granezza, Magnaboschi and Cavalletto Military Cemeteries at Asiago were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1920.[5]

The city is home to HC Asiago, a professional ice hockey team currently playing in the international Alps Hockey League[6] as well as in the Italian top tier Serie A.

The Asiago Vipers, based in Asiago, are a professional inline hockey team. The team plays in the highest Italian inline league.

Asiago International Award for Philatelic Art

[edit]

Since 1970 the "Circolo Filatelico Numismatico Sette Comuni Asiago" (Numismatic and Philatelic Chapter of the Seven Asiago Communities) has been awarding the prize for the best designed postage stamp of the year. Awards are also given for stamps with the best designs promoting tourism and for raising awareness of environmental issues. [7]

Recent winners:

The town of Asiago

Climate data for Asiago, Italy
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.2(43.2) 9(48) 13.1(55.6) 17.5(63.5) 22.6(72.7) 26.2(79.2) 28.9(84.0) 27.9(82.2) 24.5(76.1) 18.8(65.8) 11.8(53.2) 6.9(44.4) 17.8(64.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.8(28.8) 0(32) 3.2(37.8) 7(45) 11.4(52.5) 15.1(59.2) 17.3(63.1) 16.6(61.9) 13.5(56.3) 8.4(47.1) 3.3(37.9) −0.9(30.4) 7.8(46.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 83.82(3.30) 78.74(3.10) 88.90(3.50) 96.52(3.80) 101.60(4.00) 104.14(4.10) 73.66(2.90) 101.60(4.00) 76.20(3.00) 93.98(3.70) 109.22(4.30) 78.74(3.10) 1,087.12(42.8)
Source: Weather.com, Asiago[14]
  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ Paratico, Angelo (2014-06-30). "One the greatest book about WW1 - A Year on the High-Plateau". Gingko Edizioni (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  4. ^ "Sacrario militare di Asiago-Leiten e museo del Sacrario" (in Italian). Itinerari della Grande Guerra. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer
  6. ^ "Asiago Hockey". www.asiagohockey.it.
  7. ^ Soares, Professor (2024-07-25). "54° Edição do Prêmio Asiago de Filatelia | Portal do Filatelista Temático" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  8. ^ Soares, Professor (2024-07-25). "54° Edição do Prêmio Asiago de Filatelia | Portal do Filatelista Temático" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  9. ^ "Stamp with Russian warship wins philatelic Oscar in Italy". 24 July 2023.
  10. ^ "San Marino wins top philatelic award". 16 August 2022.
  11. ^ "The Asiago Top Prize Goes to Swiss Post". 6 September 2021.
  12. ^ Soares, Carlos (2020-09-26). "Prêmio Asiago" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Filatelista Temático. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  13. ^ "Liechtenstein stamps win Asiago International Philatelic Art Prize 2019". 10 July 2019.
  14. ^ "weather.com". Retrieved June 15, 2018.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asiago.