Croce d’Aune
The Croce d'Aune is a mountain pass in the Italian Dolomites, 1,015 metres above sea level, between Aune and Pedavena 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.
- Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,011 metres (3,317 feet)
- …is also known as “Passo Croce d’Aune”
- Description: mountain pass
Places of Interest
Discover Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei church and Cemetery of Aune.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aune and Servo.
Croce d’Aune
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Latitude
46.0618° or 46° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
11.8301° or 11° 49′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FRH3R6J+P2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = saddle
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Waray—“Croce d’Aune” goes by many names.
Passo Croce d’AuneBasque
Passo Croce d’AuneCatalan
Passo Croce d’AuneCebuano
Пасо Кроче д’АунеChechen
Пасо Кроче д’Ауне (Белуно)Chechen
Passo Croce d’AuneCzech
Passo Croce d’AuneDanish
Croce d’AuneDutch
Passo Croce d’Aune, BellunoDutch
Passo Croce d’AuneFinnish
Passo Croce d’AuneIndonesian
Croce d’AuneItalian
Passo Croce d’AuneItalian
クローチェ・ダウネ峠Japanese
Кроче д’АунеMacedonian
Passo Croce d’AuneNorwegian Bokmål
Passo Croce d’AuneNorwegian Nynorsk
Passo Croce d’AuneOccitan (post 1500)
Passo Croce d’AunePolish
Passo Croce d’AuneRomanian
Passo Croce d’AuneSerbian
Пасо Кроче д’АунеSerbian
Passo Croce d’Aune, BellunoSerbo-Croatian
Passo Croce d’AuneSlovak
Passo Croce d’AuneSlovenian
Passo Croce d’AuneSwedish
Passo Croce d’AuneTagalog
Пасо Кроче д’АунеTatar
Пасо Кроче д’Ауне (Белуно)Tatar
Passo Croce d’AuneTurkish
Passo Croce d’AuneWaray (Philippines)
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”
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