History Pontebba
historical border stone
the flügelaltar in pieve of santa maria maggiore
from 10th century onward, pontebbana creek formed border between march of verona, former lombard duchy of friuli south, , bavarian march of carinthia north. after 1420 conquest of patriarchate of aquileia, settlement of pontebba south of creek belonged domini di terraferma of venice. corresponding settlement of pontafel north of bridge belonged carinthian canal valley, exclave held imperial prince-bishopric of bamberg, incorporated inner austrian territories of habsburg dynasty in 1759.
after world war according treaty of saint-germain-en-laye, border of kingdom of italy republic of austria shifted canal valley north town of tarvisio. 2 settlements of pontebba , pontafel merged on 15 august 1924. during world war ii, rail line through town target of heavy aerial bombardment united states army air forces because used germany transport supplies italy. however, aerial bombardment did not succeed in damaging rail line, still in use today.
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