Vajont (Western Friulian: Vaiònt) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.
History
The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of
Maniago.
It was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the
Vajont Dam disaster of 1963.
Languages
In addition to the
Italian language, the Friulian dialects Ertano and Cassano, originating from Erto e Casso, are spoken in the territory.
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