"Helmut P. Einfalt" >
wrote:

>> And while we're at it, what's the correct pronunciation of the
>> town of Bassano del Grappa: B'assano or Bass'ano, the stress on
>> the first or on the second syllable?

> I can help out:
> All places in upper Italy by the name of Bassano (Bassano [VA],
> Rifugio Bassano, Bassano Bresciano and Bassano del Grappa) are
> stressed on the penultimate vovel, i.e., Bassàno.
>
> (FYI, there's a reliable [and nearly official] source: The
> "atlante stradale d'Italia" published by the Touring Club
> d'Italia will print accents on any name that deviates from the
> "standard" Italian procedure of stressing the next-to-last
> vowel.)

Wos Du net alles waaßt ... thank you!

M.