Campolongo al Torre
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Campolongo al Torre is a former comune
of the Province of Udine
in the Italian
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
, located about 40 km northwest of Trieste
and about 25 km southeast of Udine
. Since 2009 it has been one of the two principal centres of Campolongo Tapogliano
, a municipality formed by its merger with the former comune of Tapogliano
.
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:...
of 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 40 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 25 km southeast 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...
. Since 2009 it has been one of the two principal centres of Campolongo Tapogliano
Campolongo Tapogliano
Campolongo Tapogliano is a commune of the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia which was created in 2009 by the fusion of the former communes of Campolongo al Torre and Tapogliano....
, a municipality formed by its merger with the former comune of Tapogliano
Tapogliano
Tapogliano , is a locality and former comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km southeast of Udine...
.