Cansiglio

Cansiglio (Canséi or Canséjo in Venetian language) is a plateau in the northern-Italian Prealps, included in the provinces of Belluno, Treviso and Pordenone.

Most of the territory of Cansiglio is covered by woods, mostly composed of local beeches, although there are also non-autochthonous coniferous trees such as the European spruce.

However, the area is mentioned officially for the first time in a 923 document, a diploma by which emperor Berengar I of Italy donated it to the bishop of Belluno.

After the latter's collapse and the period of Austrian dominance, it became a statal property under the Kingdom of Italy (late 19th century).

After a mop-up operation in late August-early September 1944, which ended with a German-Italian victory, the Bus de la Lum was used as an improvised cemetery for casualties from both sides, as well as of local civilians killed by the Germans after the partisans had escaped.