A long dispute on the border between the community of San Vito and that culminates in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the eighteenth century, in an international dispute. In fact, that was the boundary between the Cadore and the Tyrol, and then between the Habsburg empire Serenissima. The possession of the pastures was once a matter of life or death. The pastures of Giau were assigned to the community of San Vito by judgments since 1333. However Cortina in 1734 he returned to claim possession of the territory from the sovereign. He was then involved an international commission with full powers, which met in Rovereto. The ruling issued on that occasion was favorable to the community of San Vito and determined that the building of a wall from mountain to mountain, preventing the intrusion of animals. This became for a time the boundary between Tyrol and Cadore.
remember the dates this old controversy was raised and discussed causing fights and disturbances:
1331 1406 1443 1551 1553 1557 1578 1580 1645 1677 1687 1750. The wall of
Giau was 150 cm high and 80 cm wide and about 2 km long The cost of the work was estimated at that time amounted to 6,800 cows.
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