Portogruaro is a town and comune

Comune

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in the province of Venice

Province of Venice

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, Veneto

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, northern Italy

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History

Portogruaro was founded in 1140, when the bishop of Concordia, Gervinus, gave right to several fishermen to settle here and build a river port. A castle existed here, however, as early as the 10th century. In 1420 its citizen asked to become part of the Republic of Venice

Republic of Venice

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: under the Venetians the town enjoyed a certain degree of autonomy and could expand economically. In the 17th century, however, it followed the economical decline of Venice.

After the Napoleonic

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 parentheses, in 1815 it was assigned to the Austrian Empire

Austrian Empire

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, under which Portogruaro remained until 1866. After that year it followed the history of Italy

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Main sights

• Abbey of Summaga (11th century)
• Mills on the Lumene river (12th century)
• Church of Sant'Agnese (13th century)

The Roman and medieval city of Concordia Sagittaria

Concordia Sagittaria

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 was located nearby.

External links

• Official website
• Webcam in Piazza della Repubblica
• Satellite image from Google Maps
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• Museo Nazionale Concordiese in Portogruaro