San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli | |
|---|---|
| Città di San Daniele del Friuli | |
 Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Daniele del Friuli  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Udine (UD) |
| Frazioni | Villanova, Cimano, Aonedis, Soprapaludo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Menis (since 23/04/2013) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.7 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,084 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sandanielesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33038 |
| Dialing code | 0432 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel and St. Daniel the Prophet |
| Saint day | August 28 |
| Website | Official website |
San Daniele del Friuli (Friulian: Sant Denêl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine.
San Daniele del Friuli borders the following municipalities: Dignano, Forgaria nel Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ragogna, Rive d'Arcano, Spilimbergo.
San Daniele is best known as the production center of the San Daniele prosciutto.[3] The prosciutto is celebrated every summer at the end of June during the Aria di Festa.[4]
Main sights
- Guarnieriana, an old public library, founded in 1466 by Guarnerio d'Artegna, which includes a rare edition of Dante's Inferno from the 14th century
- Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo.
- Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, housing a precious frescoed chapel known as "Sistine Chapel of Friuli".
- Porta Gemona, designed in 1579 by Andrea Palladio in a tower which is a relic of the old medieval castle.
Sister cities
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Prosciutto di San Daniele
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