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Encyclopedia > Udine
Comune di Udine
Coat of arms of Comune di Udine
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province Udine (UD)
Mayor Sergio Cecotti
Elevation 113 m (371 ft)
Area 56 km² (22 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2006)
 - Total 96,750
 - Density 1,728/km² (4,475/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°04′N, 13°14′E
Gentilic Udinesi
Dialing code 0432
Postal code 33100
Frazioni see list
Patron Sts. Ermacoras and Fortunatus
 - Day July 12
Website: www.comune.udine.it

Udine (Friulian Udin, Slovene Videm) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of the historical region of Friuli, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps (Alpi Carniche), less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 96,750 in 2006, 169,000 with the urban area. Image File history File links Udine-Stemma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Udine (It. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Udine (Friulian Udin, Slovene Videm) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of the historical region of Friuli, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps (Alpi Carniche), less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. ... Saint Hermagoras of Aquileia, also spelled Hermenagoras, Hermogenes, Ermacoras) (Italian: ; died c. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Friulian Coats of Arms Friuli (Furlan: Friûl, German: Friaul, Slovenian: Furlanija) is an area in northeastern Italy, comprising the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... Alp redirects here. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Also, a popular name for children of Italian immigrants.

View of the city, Alps in background.

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Main sights

The old residence of the patriarchs of Aquileia was erected by Giovanni Fontana in 1517 in place of the older one destroyed by an earthquake in 1511. Under the Austrians it was used as a prison. In the cathedral archives was formerly preserved a recast of the Visigothic code of laws in a manuscript known as the Codex Utinensis, which was fortunately printed before it was lost. (See Breviary of Alaric). Year 1517 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1511 (MDXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... A votive crown belonging to Reccesuinth (653–672) The Visigoths (Latin: ) were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe, the Ostrogoths being the other. ... The Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum) is a collection of Roman law, compiled by order of Alaric II, king of the Visigoths, with the advice of his bishops and nobles, in the year 506, the twenty-second year of his reign. ...

Urban area of Udine.
Urban area of Udine.

In the 1550s Andrea Palladio erected some buildings in Udine. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x788, 145 KB) Summary NASA Worldwind opensource Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x788, 145 KB) Summary NASA Worldwind opensource Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580), was an Italian architect, widely considered the most influential person in the history of Western architecture. ...

Piazza della Libertà, 16th century Loggia di San Giovanni and the Torre dell’Orologio.
Piazza della Libertà, 16th century Loggia di San Giovanni and the Torre dell’Orologio.
View of Piazza San Giacomo (St. James square).

The church of Santa Maria della Purità has 18th-century frescoes by Giambattista Tiepolo and his son Domenico. Piazza della Libertà, 16th. ... Piazza della Libertà, 16th. ... Image File history File links Piazza_san_giacomo. ... Image File history File links Piazza_san_giacomo. ... The Death of Hyacinth Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 - March 27, 1770) was a Venetian painter. ...


The church dedicated to St. Mary of the Castle is probably the oldest in Udine, judging from extant fragments dating back to the Lombard era. It lost its parish status in 1263, when it was annexed to the larger parish of Saint'Odorico (now the Cathedral). It has been renovated many times over the centuries: the façade, for example, was entirely rebuilt after the catastrophic earthquake of 1511. Its three naves preserve the suggestive atmosphere of silence and contemplation, which is often found in old churches. The Venetian Governor, Tommaso Lippomano, commissioned the Venetian Gothic portico with steps and ramps leading down the hill in 1487. Categories: Architectural elements | Stub ...


In the principal square (Piazza della Libertà) stands the town hall (Loggia di Lionello) built in 1448-1457 in the Venetian-Gothic style opposite a clock tower (Torre dell’Orologio) resembling that of the Piazza San Marco at Venice. Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, by Canaletto, 1730, looking just as it does today. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ...


It was begun in 1448 on a project by Nicolò Lionello, a local goldsmith, and was rebuilt following a fire in 1876. The new design was projected by the architect Andrea Scala. Opposite the Loggia del Lionello is the Loggia di San Giovanni, a Renaissance structure designed by Bernardino da Morcote. Other noteworthy monuments in the square are the Fountain by Giovanni Carrara, an architect from Bergamo (1542); the Columns bearing the Venetian Lion and the Statue of Justice (1614), the statues of Hercules and Cacus and the Statue of Peace (1819) which was donated to Udine by Emperor Franz I to commemorate the peace Treaty of Campoformido. Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Giovanni Carrara [car-RAH-ra] (born March 4, 1968 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays with the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Francis I Francis I (December 8, 1708 - August 18, 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ...

Loggia del Lionello by night.
Loggia del Lionello by night.

The Cathedral of Udine is an imposing edifice whose construction started in 1236, on a Latin cross-shaped plan with three naves and chapels along the sides. The church was consecrated in 1335 as Santa Maria Maggiore. At the beginning of th 18th century a radical transformation project involving both the exterior and the interior was undertaken at the request and expense of the Manin family. The Baroque interior has monumental dimensions and contains many works of art by Tiepolo, Amalteo, and Ludovico Dorigny. On the ground floor of the bell tower (built from 1441 over the ancient baptistry) is a chapel which is completely adorned with frescoes by Vitale da Bologna (1349). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x683, 244 KB) Summary Description: City hall in Udin, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x683, 244 KB) Summary Description: City hall in Udin, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. ... Manin may be Ludovico Manin, Doge Yuri Ivanovitch Manin, mathematician Manin, Pas-de-Calais in France. ... Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 - March 27, 1770) was a Venetian painter and printmaker, considered among the last Grand Manner fresco painters from the Venetian republic. ... Pomponio Amalteo (Motta di Livenza, 1505—San Vito al Tagliamento, 1588) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school. ... , detail. ...


The center of Udine is dominated by the Castle, built by the Venetians from 1517 over a ruined Lombard fortification. The castle houses one of the most ancient Parliament Halls of Europe.


Culture

Udine has a university, the Università degli studi di Udine. The archbishop's palace and the Museo Civico have quite important paintings. The city has a theater, the Teatro Giovanni da Udine. The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...


Important festivals include the wine-and-food September festival, Friuli D.O.C., and the biggest European festival of popular East Asian cinema, the Far East Film Festival, in April.


The asteroid (33100) Udine was named in honor of the city. For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ...


Along with Italian, Friulian is usually spoken in Udine, as well as a variant of the Venetian (called venetin) that is however in decline. Friulian (friulano in Italian, Furlan in Friulian) is a Romance language belonging to the Rhaetian languages family, spoken in the north-east of Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia province) by about 600,000 people, the vast majority of whom speaks also Italian. ... A sign in Venetian reading Here we also speak Venetian Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over five million people,[1] mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. ...


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Economy

Udine is important for commerce, there are several commercial centers in the hinterland. There are also iron and mechanical industries.


Sport

The local football club is called Udinese Calcio, founded in 1896, and plays in the highest Italian league (Serie A). Soccer redirects here. ... Udinese Calcio (in short Udinese) is an Italian football club. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ...


Twin cities

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See also

Giovanni Martini da Udine, a High Renaissance architect who worked in Rome and pupil of Raphael. Giovanni Nanni, also Giovanni de Ricamatori, better known as Giovanni da Udine (1487-1564), was an Italian painter and architect born in Udine. ... This page is about the artist. ...


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Udine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (819 words)
Udine (Friulian Udin, Slovene Videm) is a city in the north-east of Italy, capital of the historical region of Friuli, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps (Alpi Carniche), less than 40 km far from the Slovenian border.
In 1420 Udine became part of Venetian territory until 1797, when Napoleone yielded the Serenissima to Austria, and the Treaty of Campo Formio (1796) was signed in Campoformido, a village that lies about 4 miles west of Udine.
Udine was annexed to the Reign of Italy in 1866.
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