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Feltre, hill town, Veneto regione, northern Italy. Grouped around Alboino Castle, notable buildings include the cathedral, with a 14th-century campanile and a carved Byzantine cross of the 6th century, and the civic museum. In 1509 the heart of the town was destroyed during hostilities between the League of Cambrai and the Venetian Republic; it has been largely rebuilt. In 1917–18 Feltre was besieged by the Austrian army.

Feltre was the birthplace of Panfilo Castaldi, 15th-century printer, and Vittorino da Feltre, Renaissance educator and humanist. It is now an agricultural centre, with textile and miscellaneous manufactures. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 20,228.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.