Croce d’Aune

The Croce d'Aune is a mountain pass in the Italian , 1,015 metres above sea level, between Aune and in Belluno Province. It became famous as the place where Tullio Campagnolo, while trying and failing to remove the rear wheel of his bicycle, invented the quick release skewer.
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  • Type: Locality with 32 residents
  • Description: mountain pass
  • Also known as: “Passo Croce d’Aune”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei church and Cemetery of Aune.

Church
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Cemetery
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aune and Servo.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Croce d’Aune.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of Croce d’Aune.

Croce d’Aune

Latitude
46.06413° or 46° 3′ 51″ north
Longitude
11.83016° or 11° 49′ 49″ east
Population
32
Elevation
1,044 metres (3,425 feet)
Open location code
8FRH3R7J+M3
Geo­Names ID
8968631
Wiki­data ID
Q1140701
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Croce d’Aune” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Catalan: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Cebuano: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Chechen: “Пасо Кроче д’Ауне (Белуно)”
  • Chechen: “Пасо Кроче д’Ауне”
  • Czech: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Danish: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Dutch: “Croce d’Aune”
  • Dutch: “Passo Croce d’Aune, Belluno”
  • Finnish: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • French: “Croce d’Aune”
  • French: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • German: “Croce d’Aune”
  • Indonesian: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Italian: “Croce d’Aune”
  • Italian: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Japanese: “クローチェ・ダウネ峠”
  • Macedonian: “Кроче д’Ауне”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Polish: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Portuguese: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Romanian: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Serbian: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Serbian: “Пасо Кроче д’Ауне”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Passo Croce d’Aune, Belluno”
  • Slovak: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Slovenian: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Spanish: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Swedish: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Tagalog: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Tatar: “Пасо Кроче д’Ауне (Белуно)”
  • Tatar: “Пасо Кроче д’Ауне”
  • Turkish: “Passo Croce d’Aune”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Passo Croce d’Aune”

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