Setteville
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Setteville
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| image_skyline = Alano di Piave e dintorni.jpg
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| image_caption = Alano di Piave (centre) and Quero (top left corner), viewed from the west
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| image_map = Map of comune of Setteville (province of Belluno, region Veneto, Italy).svg
| map_alt = Location of Setteville (red) in the province of Belluno
| map_caption = Location of Setteville in the province of Belluno
| coordinates = {{coord|45|55|22|N|11|55|57|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/veneto/62-setteville/ |title=Setteville |language=it |website=tuttitalia.it |accessdate=29 June 2024}}
| region = Veneto
| province = Belluno
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| mayor = Bruno Zanolla
| area_total_km2 = 82.01
| population_total = 5823
| population_as_of = 1 January 2024
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| elevation_m = 288
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| postal_code = 32038
| area_code = 0439
| website = [https://comune.setteville.bl.it/ Official website]
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Setteville is a comune located in the province of Belluno, in the region of Veneto in northern Italy. It was established in January 2024 from the merger of Alano di Piave and Quero Vas. It is located about {{cvt|34|km}} southwest of the provincial capital of Belluno.{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/veneto/62-setteville/23-comuni-limitrofi/ |title=Comuni limitrofi a Setteville |language=it |website=tuttitalia.it |accessdate=29 June 2024}}
Geography
Setteville is located on the Piave River where it cuts through the Bellunes Alps between Monte Grappa and Monte Cesen. It borders the comuni of Feltre to the north, Borgo Valbelluna to the northeast, Segusino to the east, Valdobbiadene to the southeast, Pederobba and Cavaso del Tomba to the south, Possagno and Pieve del Grappa to the southwest, and Seren del Grappa to the northwest.
History
File:Il Piave e il Castello di San Gerolamo Emiliani presso Quero (BL).jpg
The strategic location of Setteville led to its settlement in Roman times and influenced the subsequent history of the area. In 1377 the Venetians built the {{ill|Castello di Quero|it}} on the Piave, which remains a local landmark. In the 17th century, the area prospered from the development of the textile and paper industries.{{cite news |url=https://bur.regione.veneto.it/BurvServices/Pubblica/DettaglioAttoEntiVari.aspx?id=284878 |title=Bur n. 10 del 23 gennaio 2015: Statuto del Comune di Quero Vas |language=it |newspaper=Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto |publisher=Regional Council of Veneto |date=23 January 2015 |accessdate=29 June 2024}} Both world wars profoundly impacted the area: the town of Quero was completely destroyed in 1917 in the First Battle of the Piave River, and the Nazis destroyed the hamlet of Schievenin in 1944 when carrying out reprisals against Italian partisans in {{ill|Operation Piave|it|Operazione Piave}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.straginazifasciste.it/?page_id=38&id_strage=4107 |title=Schievenin, 25.9.1944 |language=it |website=Atlante delle stragi naziste e fasciste in Italia |publisher=ANPI–INSMLI |accessdate=29 June 2024}}
In December 2000, the comuni of Quero, Vas and Segusino formed a municipal union, the Unione dei Comuni del Basso Feltrino – Sette Ville. Segusino withdrew from the union in September 2002, and Alano di Piave joined the union in October 2012. On 28 December 2013 Quero and Vas merged to form the new municipality of Quero Vas.{{cite news |title=LEGGE REGIONALE n. 34 del 24 dicembre 2013: Istituzione del nuovo Comune di Quero Vas mediante fusione dei Comuni di Quero e Vas della Provincia di Belluno |url=http://bur.regione.veneto.it/BurvServices/pubblica/DettaglioLegge.aspx?id=264786 |language=it |newspaper=Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto |publisher=Regional Council of Veneto |date=27 December 2013 |accessdate=29 June 2024}} The citizens of Alano di Piave and Quero voted to merge the two comuni on 29–30 October 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/variazioni-amministrative/nuovo-comune-di-setteville/ |title=Il Comune di Setteville (BL) |language=it |website=tuttitalia.it |accessdate=29 June 2024}} The Regional Council of Veneto published the law effecting the merger on 29 December 2023, which went into effect on 22 January 2024.{{cite news |url=https://bur.regione.veneto.it/BurvServices/pubblica/DettaglioLegge.aspx?id=519784 |title=LEGGE REGIONALE n. 34 del 29 dicembre 2023: Istituzione del nuovo Comune denominato "Setteville" mediante fusione dei Comuni di Alano di Piave e Quero Vas della Provincia di Belluno |language=it |newspaper=Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto |publisher=Regional Council of Veneto |date=29 December 2023 |accessdate=29 June 2024}}
Economy and infrastructure
In recent decades, the communities of Setteville have achieved a high level of economic development connected with the flourishing of new artisanal and industrial activities, although this is endangered by a persistent decline in population.{{cite web |last=Damin |first=Dante |url=https://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/belluno/cronaca/2020/09/01/news/alano-calano-gli-abitanti-soli-possiamo-fare-poco-1.39257260 |title=Alano, calano gli abitanti «Soli possiamo fare poco» |language=it |website=Corriere delle Alpi |date=1 September 2020 |accessdate=29 June 2024}}
{{ill|Strada statale 348 Feltrina|it|lt=Regional highway 348}} runs north to south through the comune along the west bank of the Piave, connecting it to Feltre in the north, and to Montebelluna and Treviso in the south.
References
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{{Province of Belluno}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Veneto