Porpetto
Encyclopedia
Porpetto is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Udine
in the Italian
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
, located about 50 km northwest of Trieste
and about 25 km south of Udine
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,717 and an area of 19.7 km².
The municipality of Porpetto contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Castello, Corgnolo, Foredana and Pampaluna.
The river corno crosses the city.
Porpetto borders the following municipalities: Castions di Strada
, Gonars
, San Giorgio di Nogaro
, Torviscosa
.
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 50 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 south 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 2,717 and an area of 19.7 km².
The municipality of Porpetto 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) Castello, Corgnolo, Foredana and Pampaluna.
The river corno crosses the city.
Porpetto borders the following municipalities: 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....
, Gonars
Gonars
Gonars is a town and comune near Palmanova in the province of Udine, Friuli, northeastern Italy.-World War II:On February 23, 1942 the fascist regime established a concentration camp in the town, mostly for prisoners from present day Slovenia and Croatia...
, San Giorgio di Nogaro
San Giorgio di Nogaro
San Giorgio di Nogaro is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 50 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km south of Udine...
, Torviscosa
Torviscosa
Torviscosa is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 45 km northwest of Trieste and about 30 km south of Udine...
.