Cison di Valmarino

Cison di Valmarino is a village and comune with 2,613 inhabitants in the province of Treviso,^[3][4] Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[5] The village was the seat of the (historic) county of Valmareno (old spelling), formerly encompassing 2 castles and 20 villages and from 1439 belonging to the Brandolini family, the counts of Valmarino.^[6] The name is a portmanteau of valle (valley) and mara (marsh or wet place).

Cison di Valmarino
Comune
Comune di Cison di Valmarino
Cison village centre
Coat of arms
Location of Cison di Valmarino
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Coordinates: 45°58′N 12°08′E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Treviso (TV)
Government
• Mayor	Cristina Pin
Area [1]
• Total	28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Population  (1 June 2008)[2]
• Total	2,553
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Cisonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	31030
Dialing code	0422
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

History

Prehistory

There is evidence that the area has been inhabited since prehistoric times from archaeological discoveries in Follina from the Paleolithic Mesolithic eras, to roof tiles and other fragments from the Bronze Age found in Valmareno.

During the Roman period the Via Claudia Augusta a very important Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (modern Austria) across the Alps, ran through this area.

The area became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions during the European Migration Period, with the fortress of CastelBrando being expanded and refortified.

The 15th-century Villa Casagrande is now the home of Contessa Ghislaine Brandolini d’Adda.^[7]