Zoppola
Zoppola | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Zoppola | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Zoppola  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Pordenone (PN) |
| Frazioni | Castions, Cusano, Murlis, Orcenico Inferiore, Orcenico Superiore, Ovoledo, Poincicco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angelo Masotti Cristofoli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (March 2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,519 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Zoppolani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33080 |
| Dialing code | 0434 |
| Patron saint | Saint Martin |
| Saint day | November 11th |
| Website | Official website |
Zoppola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 9 km east of Pordenone.
To Orcenico Superiore the Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini dedicated a poem called le gioie di Orcenico (the joys of Orcenico), since he lived in Casarsa della Delizia from 1943 to 1949.
Main sights
- Castle of the Panciera Counts (14th century), owned by the patriarch of Aquileia and Cardinal Antonio Panciera. The inner court has frescoes by Pomponio Amalteo
- Church of San Martino
- Church of San Michele, in the frazione of Ovoledo, with 16th century frescoes and paintings
- Church of Sant'Andrea at Castions, with two canvasses by Amalteo and one by Antonio Carneo
Twin Cities
People
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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