Madonna della Difesa

Madonna della Difesa is a church in Sappada, Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Madonna della Difesa is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Passo della Merendera, as well as near the peak Costone Cornon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Terza Grande and Monte Brentoni.

Monte Terza Grande

Peak

Monte Terza Grande

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Monte Terza Grande is a mountain of the Carnic Alps in Belluno, Veneto in north-eastern Italy. It is the highest mountain of the Southern Carnics and is part of a small Dolomitic group known as the "Dolomiti Pesarine".

Monte Brentoni

Peak

Photo: Verozmp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monte Brentonti is a mountain of the Carnic Alps in the Belluno in Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is the second highest peak of the Southern Carnics after Monte Terza Grande, and like its higher neighbour, is a Dolomitic mountain, being separated by the main Dolomite range only by the River Piave. Monte Brentoni is situated 3½ km southwest of Madonna della Difesa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Campolongo and Casamazzagno.

Campolongo

Village

Photo: Torque, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Campolongo is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Madonna della Difesa.

Casamazzagno

Village

Photo: Marchetto da Trieste, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Casamazzagno is a village, which is situated 10 km northwest of Madonna della Difesa.

Laggio

Hamlet

Photo: Kufoleto, CC BY 2.5.

Laggio is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km west of Madonna della Difesa.

Madonna della Difesa

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Sappada, Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

46.5303° or 46° 31′ 49″ north

Longitude

12.60054° or 12° 36′ 2″ east

Open location code

8FRJGJJ2+46

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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