Canale d'Agordo (known as Forno di Canale until 1964; Ladin: Canal, German: Augartnerkanal) is a town and comune in the province of Belluno, in the region of Veneto, northern Italy. It has 1,230 inhabitants. Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani) and the landscape painter Giuseppe Zais were born in Canale d'Agordo. It has a Museum dedicated to Pope John Paul I called the Pope Luciani Museum.

Demographic evolution

Notable people

  • Pope John Paul I, born Albino Luciani
  • Giuseppe Zais, painter
  • Franco Manfroi, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier

Twin towns

Canale d'Agordo is twinned with:

  • Lacenas in France (since 2006)
  • Wadowice in Poland (since 2009)
  • Massaranduba, Santa Catarina in Brazil (since 2011)

See also

  • Annea Clivana

References

  • Link of the country Canale d'Agordo