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Leiten WW1 Military Memorial

Leiten WW1 Military Memorial

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Leiten WW1 Military Memorial

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Location: Asiago, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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2. Forte Interrotto – Mount Zebio loop from Asiago

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3. Asiago Town Hall Square – Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle loop from Asiago

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July 29, 2023

The Asiago Military Memorial and Ossuary stands majestically on Leiten Hill (pronounced "Làiten"), where the ancient district of the same name once stood, destroyed in the First World War and never rebuilt. Now, only a single house remains, behind the monument.

The project was part of a vast and grandiose national project of the Fascist regime in the 1930s: to gather the remains of Italian soldiers who lost their lives in the Great War, scattered across the war cemeteries, in monumental ossuaries to honor their memory and sacrifice for the homeland.

In particular, the Asiago Ossuary was used to bury the remains of fallen Italian soldiers from 35 cemeteries scattered across the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni: 34,000 Italians, of whom 21,000 are unknown. In the 1970s, in agreement with Austria, 20,000 Austro-Hungarian remains were added, 12,000 of which are unknown, also from local cemeteries. A total of 54,000 bodies were buried there.

Built between 1932 and 1936, its imposing mass reflects the finest Roman and Imperial architecture, with sober and solemn lines. Austere, it dominates the entire valley and is visible from great distances and from the surrounding peaks of the Plateau. The structure has a square plan and four perfectly symmetrical façades: the crypt (the base) measures 80 meters on each side and 7 meters high; the triumphal arch measures 23 meters on each side and 47 meters high; the span of the large arches is 9 x 22 meters. To provide the building materials, 15 stone quarries were opened within a 20 km radius.

Inside the monument is a small museum with interesting artifacts from the Great War and a description of the events on the plateau.

The Ossuary of Asiago, Pasubio, Monte Grappa, and Tonezza del Cimone are symbols of the province of Vicenza, appearing in its coat of arms.

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Michele

February 7, 2025

Simple and educational trail. The solar system is shown along the path at a scale of 1/1 billion. It was carried out by the staff of the Asiago astrophysical observatory. Each planet is in scale of size and distance as in the solar system. For each planet there are explanatory panels. Don't miss it!

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Leiten WW1 Military Memorial

1. Cesuna Railway Tunnel – Piazza Municipio di Asiago loop from Tresche' Conca

2. Forte Interrotto – Mount Zebio loop from Asiago

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