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, in the Veneto region in Italy. It is located about north of

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and about northwest of

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. Agordo was the headquarters of Luxottica Group S.p.A., the world's biggest

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company, before it was moved to Milan.

Toponymy

According to Giovan Battista Pellegrini, the name "Agordo" may derive from a Lombard personal name, possibly Agihard. However, there is a noted discrepancy between the current pronunciation and that of the suffix ''-hàrd''. Additionally, there is a phonetic similarity with the Rhaeto-Romance word ''Aga'', meaning "water" which, when combined with the suffix ''-ort'', translates to "watery." This term could refer to

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y areas associated with the various streams that were historically present (but have since been drained and redirected into the Rova stream, which once flowed through Agordo).

Notable people

* Antonio Pavanello (born 1982), rugby union player * Carlo Lorenzi (born 1974), ice hockey player * Filippo De Col (born 1993), football player * Fulvio Scola (born 1982), cross-country skier * Lino De Toni (born 1972), ice hockey player * Luigi Favretti (1872–1950), sports shooter * Magda Genuin (born 1979), cross-country skier * Manuela Friz (born 1978), ice hockey player * Nadia De Nardin (born 1975), ice hockey player * Tito Livio Burattini (1617–1681), polymath and inventor

Twin towns

* Zugliano, Italy * Dolomieu, France

References

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