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: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,011 metres
  • 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
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cemetery
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Town hall
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aune and Servo.

Hamlet
Photo: Torque, CC BY 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Croce d’Aune

Latitude
46.0618° or 46° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
11.8301° or 11° 49′ 48″ east
Elevation
1,011 metres (3,317 feet)
Open location code
8FRH3R6J+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 264162490
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Punto informativo Croce d’Aune and Chiesa Beata Vergine Madonna di Pompei.

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