Lignano Sabbiadoro
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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:...
within 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 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...
region (north-eastern Italy
Italy
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). It is one of the main summer resorts in northern Italy
Italy
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and in the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
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coast.
History
Lignano Sabbiadoro developed in the early 20th century from some hospitality resorts, which at the beginning could be reached only by sea. The first inhabitants came in 1931, after the draining of the nearby marshes. The first road connecting Lignano with the nearby comune of LatisanaLatisana
Latisana is a town and comune in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy, on the Tagliamento river.-History:The city was probably a Roman post station on the Via Annia which connected Concordia to Aquileia....
was built in 1926.
The name Sabbiadoro ("Golden Sand") was added in 1935 for promotional reasons.
During WW2, the very last operations of the German navy - involving the evacuation of troops and personnel from Istria and Trieste ahead the advancing Yugoslavs - took place here in May 1945. An estimated enemy force of 4000 was landing from 26 ships of all types at the mouth of the Tagliamento River. Germans' equipment included E-boats, LSTs, a small hospital ship, all types of transport, and a variety of weapons. The 21st Battalion of the New Zealand 2nd Division was outnumbered by 20 to one, but at the end, on 4th of May 1945 Germans surrendered.
Lignano became an autonomous commune in 1959. Lignano lives of summertime tourism, and is home to Austrian, German, and Slovenian citizens.
The Terrazza a Mare
The Terrazza a Mare (terrace on the sea in english), of Lignano Sabbiadoro was designed by the architectAldo Bernardis in 1969 and opened in 1972. It replaced the previous building designed by the architect Valle. It is considered to be one of the most important monuments of the city, housing shops, bar, and a solarium.
The Marina and the Dock
The mooring complex (marinaMarina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
) of Lignano is the largest in Italy
Italy
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and among the largest in Europe
Europe
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, having more than 5,000 berths. The various structures of Aprilia Marittima, the harbour Marina Punta Faro, and the docks Porto Vecchio, Marina Uno, and Marina Punta Verde, are strategically positioned around the peninsula of Lignano, from the lagoon to the river Tagliamento.
Immigration
At 31 December 2009, the foreign population consisted of 901 people.The nationalities most represented were:
(in brackets the percentage on the total population)
293 (4,31%) 100 (1,47%) 68 (1,00%)
Notable People
- Giorgio ScerbanencoGiorgio ScerbanencoGiorgio Scerbanenco was an Italian crime writer.-Life and works:He was born in Kiev, in what was then the Russian Empire, on 28 July 1911...
(1911) - crime writer - Massimiliano EspositoMassimiliano EspositoMassimiliano Esposito is an Italian footballer .-Career:Albeit born in Naples, Esposito started his professional career in Catanzaro, where he was a promising midfielder in the early 1990s. When Reggiana was promoted to Serie A in 1993, they signed Esposito as its playmaker...
(1972) - football player and beach soccer player
External links
- Official municipality website
- Historical portal of Lignano Sabbiadoro. Here you can see info about the city and book online villas, apartments and hotels
- Messaggero Veneto - Giorgio Scerbanenco