๐ฎ๐น Asiago is a minor township in the surrounding plateau region (the Altopiano di Asiago or Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, Asiago plateau) in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy. It is near the border between the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Sรผdtirol regions in the foothills of the Alps, approximately equidistant (60ย km) from Trento to the west and Vicenza to the south. The Asiago region is the origin of Asiago cheese. The town was the site of a major battle between Austrian and Italian forces on the Alpine Front of World War I. It is a major ski resort destination, and the site of the Astrophysical Observatory of Asiago, operated by the University of Padua.
Culture Until the middle of the nineteenth century many of the people of Asiago spoke Cimbrian, an ancient German dialect.
Asiago is the birthplace of author Mario Rigoni Stern, and features prominently in his stories. It is also described in Emilio Lussu's A Year on the Altopiano.
Battle of Asiago The Battle of Asiago (Battle of the Plateaux) was a counter-offensive launched by the Austro-Hungarians on the Italian Front in May 1916, during World War I. It was an unexpected attack that occurred near Asiago (now in north-east Italy, then on the Italian side of the border between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary). Commemorating this battle and the fallen soldiers of World War I is the Asiago War Memorial, a monument and museum that is a popular site for visitors to the area.
Ernest Hemingway fought here. In a later engagement in 1918, Edward Brittain, brother of Vera Brittain, was killed and was buried in the Granezza British military cemetery on the plateau. In 1970 Vera's ashes were scattered on his grave.
The Barenthal, Boscon, Granezza, Magnaboschi and Cavalletto Military Cemeteries at Asiago were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1920.
Sport The city is home to HC Asiago, a professional ice hockey team currently playing in the international Alps Hockey League as well as in the Italian top tier Serie A.
The Asiago Vipers, based in Asiago, are a professional inline hockey team. The team plays in the highest Italian inline league. โข Enrico Fabris, long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races. โข Ivan Lunardi, one of the best Italian ski jumpers in history. โข Aldo Stella, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier. โข Lucio Topatigh, Italian ice hockey legend. โข Nicola Tumolero, European champion speed skater.
The Asiago Award The Asiago Award is known as the Oscar of the Philatelic World. Since 1970 the "Circolo Filatelico Numismatico Sette Comuni Asiago" (Numismatic and Philatelic Chapter of the Seven Asiago Communities) has been awarding the prize for the best designed postage stamp of the year.
Recent winners: โข 2022 San Marino - 50th anniversary of Doctors Without Borders โข 2021 Luxembourg - Rural tourism
Asiago has a population of over 6,500 people. Asiago also forms part of the wider Vicenza Province which has a population of over 865,082 people. Asiago is situated near Vicenza.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Asiago has links with:
๐บ๐ธ Lockport, USA ๐ฎ๐น Noventa Vicentina, Italy๐จ๐ฆ Drummondville 45.883
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Jean-d'Angรฉly 45.946
๐ท๐ด Sfรขntu Gheorghe 45.866
๐ท๐บ Tikhoretsk 45.855
๐ญ๐ท Zapreลกiฤ 45.85
๐ญ๐ท Virovitica 45.833
๐ฉ๐ช Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 11.517
๐ฉ๐ช Ludwigslust 11.499
๐ฉ๐ช Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 11.467
๐ฉ๐ช Geretsried 11.467
๐ฉ๐ช Ingolstadt 11.425
Locations Near: Asiago 11.5167,45.8667
๐ฎ๐น Bassano del Grappa 11.749,45.765 d: 21.3
๐ฎ๐น Vicenza 11.55,45.548 d: 35.5
๐ฎ๐น Trento 11.119,46.07 d: 38.2
๐ฎ๐น Castelfranco Veneto 11.933,45.667 d: 39.2
๐ฎ๐น Padua 11.872,45.409 d: 57.9
๐ฎ๐น Padova 11.895,45.41 d: 58.7
๐ฎ๐น Bolzano 11.354,46.495 d: 71
๐ฎ๐น Verona 10.992,45.438 d: 62.7
Antipodal to: Asiago -168.483,-45.867
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17197.7
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16496.6
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16439.8
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16412.9
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12597.4
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12511.9
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12498.4
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12493.8