Location
Comelicois a mountain area located in northernItaly. It occupies the northern part of theVenetoregion, precisely in the province ofBelluno. The territory consists of five municipalities:Comelico Superiore, for a perimeter of 50.2 Km with an altitude between 1011 and 2366 meters above sea level and has 2366 inhabitants,San Nicolo’ di Comelico, for a perimeter of 27.9 Km with a altitude between 271 and 2559 masl and has 407 inhabitants,Danta di Cadore, for a perimeter of 14.8 km with an altitude between 1022 and 1663 masl and has 514 inhabitants,Santo Stefano di Cadore, for a perimeter of 69 km with an altitude between 868 and 2518 meters above sea level and 2680 inhabitants, andSan Pietro di Cadore, for a perimeter of 36.1 km with an altitude between 947 and 2559 meters above sea level and has 1719 inhabitants.
Bordering Territories
The Comelico is bordered to the South West with the Municipality ofAuronzo di Cadorefor 18.7 km, to the South with the Municipality ofVigo di Cadorefor 12.2 Km, to the South East with the Municipality ofSappadafor 43.2 Km, to the East with theFriuli Venezia Giuliaregion for 524 m, to the North / North West with Austria for 24.6 Km, and finally to the North West with theTrentino Alto Adigeregion for 11.7 Km.
Inhabited centers
Each municipality in the valley includes some characteristic hamlets or villages, namely: the Municipality ofComelico Superioreincludes the hamlets ofPadola,Dosoledo,CasamazzagnoandCandide, as well as the villages ofSega DigonandSopalu‘; the Municipality ofSan Nicolo’ di Comelicoincludes the hamlet ofCostaand the villages ofGeraandLacuna; the Municipality ofSanto Stefano di Cadoreincludes the hamlets ofCostalissoio,CampolongoandCasada, as well as the villages ofCampitelloandPezzecucco; the Municipality ofSan Pietro di Cadoreincludes the hamlets ofCostalta,ValleandPresenaio, as well as the township ofMare, and finally the Municipality ofDanta di Cadoredoes not include any fraction.
Viabilities
The whole of the Comelico valleys can be reached from the following main roads:State Road 52connects Comelico to the south with Cadore and Belluno, with possible outlet also towards the Ampezzo valleys viaRegional Road 48, and to the north with the Pusteresi valleys of Trentino Alto Adige, while theRegional Road 355connects it to the east with the Carniche valleys of Friuli Venezia Giulia. As far as the internal viability is concerned, theProvincial 30“Panoramica” runs horizontally across the central territory, connecting the various villages with a view from 1200 meters above the surrounding rocky groups. TheProvincial 6leads to Danta di Cadore and continues flat until it crosses theProvincial 532of the S.Antonio Pass, a step that connects Padola to Auronzo di Cadore.Provincial road 17climbs from Presenaio to San Pietro di Cadore, whileProvincial road 18descends from San Nicolo ‘di Comelico to take State Road 52.
