La frana del Vajont

La frana del Vajont is in Erto e Casso, Province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. La frana del Vajont is situated nearby to the church Sant’Antonio del Colomber, as well as near the tourism office Punto informativo diga del Vajont.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vajont Dam and Monte Toc.

Vajont Dam

Dam

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The Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, 100 kilometres north of Venice, Italy. Vajont Dam is situated 190 metres southwest of La frana del Vajont.

Monte Toc

Peak

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Monte Toc, nicknamed The Walking Mountain by locals due to its tendency to experience landslides, is a mountain on the border between Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Northern Italy. Monte Toc is situated 3½ km south of La frana del Vajont.

Santa Maria Immacolata church

Church

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Santa Maria Immacolata church is situated 2½ km west of La frana del Vajont.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casso and Castellavazzo.

Casso

Hamlet

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Casso is an Italian village, frazione of Erto e Casso, in the Province of Pordenone. Its population is 35. Together with Erto, its administrative seat, it forms the municipality of Erto-Casso.

Castellavazzo

Village

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Castellavazzo is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about 90 kilometres north of Venice and about 20 kilometres northeast of Belluno.