Buja
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| Comune di Buja | |
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Location of Buja | |
  Buja Location of Buja in Italy  Buja Buja (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 13°8′E / 46.217°N 13.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Udine (UD) |
| Frazioni | Avilla, San Floreano, Sopramonte, Solaris, Madonna, Urbignacco, Santo Stefano, Collosomano, Sottocostoia, Ursinins Grande, Ursinins Piccolo, Monte, Arba, Caspigello, Campo Garzolino, Saletti, Tomba, Sala, Sottocolle, Ca' Martino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Silvia Maria Pezzetta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (11 July 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,359 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Buiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33030 |
| Dialing code | 0432 |
| Website | Official website |
Buja (Friulian: Buje or Buie) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Udine.
Buja borders the following municipalities: Artegna, Colloredo di Monte Albano, Gemona del Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Treppo Grande.
History
According to a 12-century copy of a document dated August 4th, 792, Buja (Boga) was donated to Patriarch Paulinus II of Aquileia by Charlemagne.[3] In 1371, Patriarch Marquard of Randeck granted Buia its own communal statues, establishing a Council of Twenty-Four which annually elected a mayor from its membership.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
Buja is twinned with:
Aprilia, Italy, since 1997
Vilsbiburg, Germany, since 2001
Domont, France, since 2008
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ "Capitolare di Ratisbona". Album di Buja. Progetto Album di Buja. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ Martin, John Jeffries; Romano, Dennis (2000). Venice reconsidered : the history and civilization of an Italian city-state, 1297-1797. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801876448.
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