Quero, Veneto
Appearance
Quero | |
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Comune di Quero | |
Coordinates: 45°55′N 11°56′E / 45.917°N 11.933°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Veneto |
Province | Belluno (BL) |
Frazioni | Schievenin, Carpen, Santa Maria, Cilladon, Prada |
Area | |
• Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,311 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Demonym | Queresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 32030 |
Dialing code | 0439 |
Quero is a town in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is a frazione of Quero Vas, having been a commune in its own right until 2013.
History
[edit]Quero was founded perhaps by the Greeks. It became feud of the counts of Collalto, and it was territory administered by a popular assembly. St. Girolamo Emiliani was converted in this city in 1511. The parish church was a national monument, destroyed in 1917 by the Germans. It has since been completely reconstructed.
Geography
[edit]The territory of Quero is extended along the right side of the lowest valley of the Piave River.
Twin towns
[edit]Quero is twinned with: