Mortegliano
Encyclopedia
Mortegliano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Udine
in the Italian
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste
and about 14 km southwest of Udine
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,089 and an area of 30.0 km².
The municipality of Mortegliano contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Chiasiellis
and Lavariano.
Mortegliano borders the following municipalities: Bicinicco
, Castions di Strada
, Lestizza
, Pavia di Udine
, Pozzuolo del Friuli
, Talmassons
.
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 60 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 southwest 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 5,089 and an area of 30.0 km².
The municipality of Mortegliano 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) Chiasiellis
Chiasiellis
Chiasiellis , sometimes Chiasiellis di Mortegliano or Chiasellis, is a hamlet in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north east Italy. It is a frazioni of the comune of Mortegliano in the Province of Udine...
and Lavariano.
Mortegliano borders the following municipalities: Bicinicco
Bicinicco
Bicinicco is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 50 km northwest of Trieste and about 15 km south of Udine....
, Castions di Strada
Castions di Strada
Castions di Strada is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km south of Udine....
, Lestizza
Lestizza
Lestizza is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 15 km southwest of Udine...
, Pavia di Udine
Pavia di Udine
Pavia di Udine is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 9 km southeast of Udine...
, Pozzuolo del Friuli
Pozzuolo del Friuli
Pozzuolo del Friuli is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 10 km southwest of Udine.-External links:*...
, Talmassons
Talmassons
Talmassons is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 15 km southwest of Udine...
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