San Daniele del Friuli
Appearance
San Daniele del Friuli | |
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Città di San Daniele del Friuli | |
![]() Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo | |
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 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Udine.
San Daniele del Friuli borders these municipalities: Dignano, Forgaria nel Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ragogna, Rive d'Arcano, and 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 the "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
- ^ [1]