Pocol

Location of the province of Belluno

Tomb of General Antonio Cantore in Pocol cemetery

Pocol is a ski resort in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. The village is a località of the comune of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno.

Geography

Pocol lies in the Dolomites, at 1535 meters above sea level.

Pocol also has a war cemetery established in 1935 which contains the remains of 9707 Italian soldiers (4455 unknown) and 37 Austrians.

Pocol is a popular area for skiing and snowboarding.

Comune of Cortina d'Ampezzo

Geography	Antelao Becco di Mezzodì Cinque Torri Cristallo Croda da Lago Faloria Falzarego Pass Lagazuoi Pocol Pomagagnon Sorapiss Tofane Val d'Ansiei

Architecture	Basilica Minore dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo Cappella della Beata Vergine di Lourdes Castello de Zanna Castello di Botestagno Cortina Airport Forte Tre Sassi Sacrario militare di Pocol Mario Rimoldi Modern Art Museum Regole of Ampezzo Ethnographic Museum Rinaldo Zardini Palaeontology Museum

Sport	SG Cortina Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio Stadio Olympica 1944 Winter Olympics 1956 Winter Olympics 1963 World Figure Skating Championships 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship FIBT World Championships: 1937 1939 1950 1954 1960 1966 1981 1989 1999 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: 1932 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships: 1927 1941

People	See Category:People from Cortina d'Ampezzo

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