Vajont

For the dam, see Vajont Dam. For the 2001 film, see Vajont (film).

Vajont
Comune
Comune di Vajont
Panoramic view
Vajont Location of Vajont in Italy Vajont Vajont (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Coordinates: 46°8′N 12°41′E
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PN)
Government
• Mayor	Felice Manarin
Area
• Total	1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population  (30 April 2009)
• Total	1,741
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Vajontini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33080
Dialing code	0427
Patron saint	Jesus Crucifixed
Saint day	14 September

Vajont (Western Friulian: Vaiònt) is a valley in the area of Longarone, in the province of Pordenone, north-eastern Italy.

History

The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago. It was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963.

Language and dialect

In addition to the Italian language in the territory of Vajont, the dialects that are spoken are Ertano and Cassano, that come from villages of Erto and Casso. The Friulian language, typical only of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, is understood but not spoken.

Movie

Vajont – La diga del disonore (Vajont – The Dam of Dishonour), is a 2001 film directed by Renzo Martinelli. The film deals with the events that accompanied the construction of the dam and the 1963 Vajont disaster that cost the lives of about two thousand people.

External links

Media related to Vajont at Wikimedia Commons