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Cadore
Cadore
(; ; ; ;
Sappada
German:
Kadour
; ) is a
historical region
in the
Italian
region of
Veneto
, in the northernmost part of the
province of Belluno
bordering on
Austria
, the
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
and
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
. It is watered by the
Piave River
which has its source in the
Carnic Alps
. Once an undeveloped and poor district, the former
contado
(countship) of Cadore now has a thriving economy based on
tourism
and a small
manufacturing industry
, specialising in the production of
glasses
.
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