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Polcenigo

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Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Polcenigo
Al Borc (Friulian)
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Polcenigo is located in Italy
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Polcenigo is located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Polcenigo (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
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Coordinates:46°2′N12°30′E / 46.033°N 12.500°E /46.033; 12.500
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvincePordenone (PN)
FrazioniMezzomonte, San Giovanni, Range, Coltura, Gorgazzo
Government
 • MayorMario Della Toffola
Area
 • Total
49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
 • Total
3,205
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33070
Dialing code0434
WebsiteOfficial website

Polcenigo (Friulian:Polcenic, locallyAl Borc) is acomune (municipality) in theRegional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian regionFriuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 110 kilometres (68 miles) northwest ofTrieste, 95 kilometres (59 mi) north ofVenice and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest ofPordenone.

Located on the slopes of the Western Carnic Prealps, in a quiet region surrounded by a charming landscape, it is a renowned water springs area characterized by numerous small streams, torrents, lake-like springs all flowing into riverLivenza, whose waters springs in the place called Santissima.

Polcenigo borders the following municipalities:Budoia,Caneva,Fontanafredda,Tambre. It is one ofI Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

History

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Remains of prehistoricstilt houses, from the 4th millennium BCE, were found in the Palu' area, close to Livenza's springs, which is part of thePrehistoric pile dwellings around the AlpsUNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

Afterwards, around the 1st millennium BCE, theAdriatic Veneti settled in the area, leaving bronze archaeological remains. In San Floriano hill, archaeologist have found anancient Romannecropolis dating from the 5th or 4th century BC. Other sights include the castle and the Museum of Gastronomy Culture.

Landmarks

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Religious buildings

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  • Church of All Saints or Church of the Health.
  • Church of San Rocco.
  • Parish church of San Giacomo (inside houses an important artistic heritage: an altarpiece of Dall'Oglio, a wooden choir and an organ of Pescetti and frescoes featuring influences ofThomas of Modena).
  • Church of San Floriano, on the hill of the same name.
  • Shrine of the Holy Trinity. The church is built over an ancient place of pagan worship.(frazione of Coltura).

Secular buildings

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  • The castle of Polcenigo village, protected by the Regional Institute for Venetian Villas (IRVV), and built to a design byMatteo Lucchesi and commissioned by Ottavio Polcenigo in the middle of the eighteenth century on the remains of the former castle.
  • The Palazzo Fullini-Zaia, eighteenth-century building with elegant rooms decorated in stucco. In 1809 hostedEugène de Beauharnais.
  • The picturesque old village of Polcenigo.

Archaeological site and natural area

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Museums

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  • Museum of Art of Cooking.

References

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  1. ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved16 March 2019.
  2. ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved16 March 2019.
  3. ^"Friuli Venezia Giulia" (in Italian). Retrieved31 July 2023.
  4. ^UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

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