Attimis
Encyclopedia
Attimis is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Udine
in the Italian
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
, located about 70 km northwest of Trieste
and about 14 km northeast of Udine
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,909 and an area of 33.3 km². According to the census 1971 23,3% of the population are Slovenes.
The municipality of Attimis contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Forame, Subit, Porzus, Racchiuso, and Borgo Faris (Partistagno).
Attimis borders the following municipalities: Faedis
, Nimis, Povoletto
, Taipana
.
Here lies an important medieval archaeological museum with many artifacts and interesting routes for school children
Puerto Rican
songwriter and musician Tony Croatto
was born in Attimis.
celebration EVENT of the month in town:
-April is the opening of Pilgrimage "Madone de Sesula" on Porzus
-during June and July is the feast of strawberries and raspberries in Attimis
-in the hamlet Borgo Faris, Every October the “agriturismo Ai Faris” organizes “in taule cul Mus” or “donkey at the table” during which a wide sampling of dishes based on donkey meat is offered, accompanied by home-made bread, our own polenta and local wine.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Udine
Province of Udine
The Province of Udine is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, bordering Austria and Slovenia. Its capital is the city of Udine....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
, located about 70 km northwest of Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
and about 14 km northeast of Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,909 and an area of 33.3 km². According to the census 1971 23,3% of the population are Slovenes.
The municipality of Attimis contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Forame, Subit, Porzus, Racchiuso, and Borgo Faris (Partistagno).
Attimis borders the following municipalities: Faedis
Faedis
Faedis is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 70 km northwest of Trieste and about 13 km northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 3,101 and an area of 46.6 km²...
, Nimis, Povoletto
Povoletto
Povoletto is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 70 km northwest of Trieste and about 7 km northeast of Udine...
, Taipana
Taipana
Taipana is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 737 and an area of 65.6 km²...
.
Here lies an important medieval archaeological museum with many artifacts and interesting routes for school children
Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
songwriter and musician Tony Croatto
Tony Croatto
Hermes Davide Fastino Croatto Martinis, better known as Tony Croatto was an Italian singer and composer best known for his interpretations of Puerto Rican folk music. He was also a television presenter.-Biography:Born in Attimis, a comune in the province of Udine, Italy...
was born in Attimis.
celebration EVENT of the month in town:
-April is the opening of Pilgrimage "Madone de Sesula" on Porzus
-during June and July is the feast of strawberries and raspberries in Attimis
-in the hamlet Borgo Faris, Every October the “agriturismo Ai Faris” organizes “in taule cul Mus” or “donkey at the table” during which a wide sampling of dishes based on donkey meat is offered, accompanied by home-made bread, our own polenta and local wine.