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Moriago Della Battaglia

Isola dei Morti Memorial and Madonna del Piave Church

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Isola dei Morti Memorial and Madonna del Piave Church

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Isola dei Morti Memorial and Madonna del Piave Church

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    Location: Moriago Della Battaglia, Treviso, Veneto, Italy

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    1. View of the Piave Valley – View of the Piave River Bend loop from Susegana

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    03:45

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    2. Mule track surrounded by vineyards loop from Cornuda

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    3. Isola dei Morti Memorial – Bridge over the Soligo loop from Cornuda

    54.2km

    04:00

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    May 9, 2021

    Beautiful flat cycle paths

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      October 28, 2021

      beautiful place full of historical monuments that hide in the woods

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        March 19, 2022

        Historic site of the First World War:
        One of the most symbolic places in the Middle Piave area is undoubtedly the Isola dei Morti, a small area in the middle of the river between the northern slope of Montello and the town of Moriago della Battaglia. The name refers to the macabre discovery, in the days following the Final Battle, of thousands of lifeless bodies of Italian Arditi, dragged here by the current or hit by Austro-Hungarian bullets while trying to reach the other shore. This island immediately became a place where the great sacrifice of these soldiers was celebrated in the last days of the war. (source: Itineraries of the Great War)

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          October 23, 2023

          The Island of the Dead is a small strip of land bordered by the Piave River near Montello and belongs to the municipality of Moriago della Battaglia.

          It was so named because it was a disputed area at the center of the Piave Front during World War I, causing numerous casualties on both sides.

          In 1965, a small church dedicated to the Madonna del Piave was built to a design by architect Alberto Alpago Novello. Next to the church there is a pyramid-shaped memorial stone made from river stones. On the top of the barbed wire pyramid he draws a cross entwined with a helmet, while on the sides four tombstones show some verses from the composition La Sernaglia by Gabriele D'Annunzio

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            October 23, 2023

            The Island of the Dead is a small strip of land bordered by the Piave River near Montello and belongs to the municipality of Moriago della Battaglia.
            It was so named because it was a disputed area at the center of the Piave Front during World War I, causing numerous casualties on both sides.
            In 1965, a small church dedicated to the Madonna del Piave was built to a design by architect Alberto Alpago Novello. Next to the church there is a pyramid-shaped memorial stone made from river stones. On the top of the barbed wire pyramid he draws a cross entwined with a helmet, while on the sides four tombstones show some verses from the composition La Sernaglia by Gabriele D'Annunzio

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              October 23, 2023

              Saint Barbara is venerated as the patron saint of artillery and is depicted with a cannon in the hope that the artillery will strike its targets in the same way that lightning struck the Dioscurus, or because of its association with sudden death. This veneration can also possibly be traced back to a legend from the time of the Moorish Wars in Spain. Afterwards, the bullets of the Christian besiegers of a pagan city on the shores of Africa were unable to penetrate the walls. It was only when the besiegers invoked the saints that the fire from the guns brought in as reinforcements caused the walls to collapse immediately after the first shots. The pagans had to surrender, many of whom converted to Christianity because of the miracle. The legend goes on to say that, out of gratitude, the pious artillerymen put the image of St. Barbara in the powder rooms of their ships before they sailed home.

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                October 23, 2023

                The Island of the Dead is a small strip of land bordered by the Piave River near Montello and belongs to the municipality of Moriago della Battaglia.
                It was so named because it was a disputed area in the center of the Piave Front during World War I, causing numerous casualties on both sides.

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                  August 27, 2022

                  historical site of WW1

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