Quero, Veneto
Quero | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Quero | |
Location of Quero | |
  Quero Location of Quero in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′N 11°56′E / 45.917°N 11.933°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Belluno (BL) |
| Frazioni | Schievenin, Carpen, Santa Maria, Cilladon, Prada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,311 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Queresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32030 |
| Dialing code | 0439 |
Quero is a town in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is a frazione of Quero Vas, having been a commune in its own right until 2013.
History
[edit]Quero was founded perhaps by the Greeks. It became feud of the counts of Collalto, and it was territory administered by a popular assembly. St. Girolamo Emiliani was converted in this city in 1511. The parish church was a national monument, destroyed in 1917 by the Germans. It has since been completely reconstructed.
Geography
[edit]The territory of Quero is extended along the right side of the lowest valley of the Piave River.
Twin towns
[edit]Quero is twinned with:
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