Zoppola
Sopula (Friulian)
Comune di Zoppola
Town hall.
Town hall.
Coat of arms of Zoppola
Location of Zoppola
Zoppola is located in Italy
Zoppola
Zoppola
Location of Zoppola in Italy
Zoppola is located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Zoppola
Zoppola
Zoppola (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Coordinates: 45°58′N 12°46′E / 45.967°N 12.767°E / 45.967; 12.767
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli Venezia Giulia
ProvincePordenone (PN)
FrazioniCastions, Cusano, Murlis, Orcenico Inferiore, Orcenico Superiore, Ovoledo, Poincicco
Government
  MayorFrancesca Papais
Area
  Total45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2015)[2]
  Total8,572
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
DemonymZoppolani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33080
Dialing code0434
Patron saintSaint Martin
Saint dayNovember 11
WebsiteOfficial website

Zoppola (Standard Friulian: Çopule, Western Friulian: Sopula) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Trieste and about 9 kilometres (6 miles) east of Pordenone.

The Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini wrote a poem called Le gioie di Orcenico ("The joys of Orcenico"); he had lived in Casarsa della Delizia, not far from Zoppola's frazione (borough) of Orcenico, from 1943 to 1949.

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People

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population data from Istat



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