San Vito al Tagliamento
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| Comune di San Vito al Tagliamento | |
 Piazza del Pololo | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Vito al Tagliamento | |
  San Vito al Tagliamento Location of San Vito al Tagliamento in Italy  San Vito al Tagliamento San Vito al Tagliamento (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 12°52′E / 45.900°N 12.867°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Pordenone (PN) |
| Frazioni | Carbona, Gleris, Ligugnana, Madonna di Rosa, Prodolone, Rosa, Savorgnano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Bernava (civic list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.88 km2 (23.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 15 106 |
| Demonym | Sanvitesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33078 |
| Dialing code | 0434 |
| Patron saint | Saint Vito |
| Saint day | June 15 |
| Website | Official website |
San Vito al Tagliamento (Friulian: San Vît dal Tiliment) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Pordenone.
Main sights
Eastern tower (13th century)
It is a medieval town on the right bank of the Tagliamento river.
The main attractions are:
- Three towers of the old medieval walls, one of which houses a small archaeological museum
- Church of San Lorenzo (1479)
- Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti, housing works by Pomponio Amalteo and Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte.
- Palazzo Rota, now the Town Hall
- The Duomo, with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo, Gaspare Diziani and Padovanino
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
San Vito al Tagliamento is twinned with:
Rixheim, France
Stadtlohn, Germany
Nagyatád, Hungary
Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
People
- Antonio Altan (end of 14th century – 1450), bishop and papal envoy
- Pomponio Amalteo (1505–1588), painter
- Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito
- Anton Lazzaro Moro (1687–1764), religious and naturalist
- Pietro Angelo Cristofoli (1841–1920), soldier in Garibaldi's army
- Zefferino Tomè (1905–1979), politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor
- Claudio Fogolin (1872–1945), cofounder Lancia company
- Federico Morassutti (1876–1954), entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the Morassutti family
- Arnaldo Mussolini (1885–1931), reporter and politician, Benito Mussolini's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito.
- Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009), mountaineer
- Vito Mussolini (1912–1963), reporter and Italian politician, Benito Mussolini's nephew
- Carlo Tullio Altan (1916–2005), anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher
- Anna Maria Frisacco (1916–2012), tennis player
- Franco Castellano (1957), actor
- Andrea Cessel (1969), basketball player
- Filippo Cristante (1977), football player
- Bryan Cristante (1995), football player
- Massimo Donati (1981), football player
- Melissa Comin De Candido (1983), figure roller skater
- Giuseppe Enrico Gastaldis (unknown – unknown), agronomist
- Carlo Pegorer (1955), politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006
- Alberto Fasulo (1976), film director, Marc'Aurelio d'oro winner at Festival del cinema di Roma 2013 edition
- Alessandro Comodin (1982), film director, screenwriter, photographer, film editor[3]
Trivia
- Benito Mussolini's brother taught in San Vito al Tagliamento for several years. First at Gleris and later at Falcon-Vial's institute.
- In San Vito al Tagliamento, it is possible to find the miraculous painting about "Madonna di Rosa" crowned by Pope Leo XIII "Queen and protectress of Tagliamento and his inhabitants".
- In the yard in front of Ligugnana's church there is the sculpture of Saint Lawrence, sculpted by Pierino Sam (1921–2010).
Gallery
Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti
Palazzo Rota palace (town hall) in Piazza del Popolo
Frescoed palaces on the north-east side of Piazza del Popolo
Tower at the south-east corner of the walls (16th century)
Palace of the old castle – detail of the frescoes on the north-west wall
Frescoed gallery in the northwest corner of the old castle's palace
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.
- ↑ MYmovies.it. "Alessandro Comodin". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- Page on the website for the development of tourism in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region (in English)
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