Portogruaro
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Portogruaro
| official_name = Comune di Portogruaro
| image_skyline = Portogruaro_Piazza_della_Repubblica_01.JPG
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| image_caption = Piazza della Repubblica, the main square, with the Town Hall.
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Portogruaro.svg
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|47|N|12|50|E|region:IT_type:city(25198)|display=inline}}
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| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=VEN}}
| metropolitan_city = Venice (VE)
| frazioni = Giussago, Lison, Lugugnana, Portovecchio, Pradipozzo, Summaga
| mayor_party = district commissioner
| mayor = Iginio Olita
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| area_total_km2 = 102.31
| population_footnotes = Population data from Istat
| population_total = 25219
| population_as_of = 31 December 2014
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| population_demonym = Portogruaresi
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| elevation_m = 5
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| saint = Saint Andrew
| day = 30 November
| postal_code = 30026
| area_code = 0421
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.portogruaro.ve.it}}
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Portogruaro ({{langx|vec|Porto}}, {{langx|fur|Puart}}) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 comuni, which form the Venezia Orientale with the San Donà di Piave district.
History
Portogruaro was officially founded in 1140, when the Archbishop of Concordia, Gervinus, gave a group of fishermen (Giovanni Venerio, Arpone, Bertaldo, Borigoio, Enrico Mosca, Giovanni Salimbene) the right to settle there and build a river port. A castle had existed on the site as early as the 10th century. In 1420, after centuries under Patria del Friuli, was conquered by the Republic of Venice. According to Bertolini the town's foundation could be coeval to the Concordia Sagittaria's one. Under the Venetians the town retained some autonomy and was able to expand economically up until the economic decline of Venice from the 17th century onwards.
Following the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, Portogruaro was incorporated into the Austrian Empire in 1815. Apart from a brief uprising in 1848 Portogruaro remained under Austrian control until 1866 when it entered the newly unified Kingdom of Italy. Since that time the population of Portogruaro has grown from under 10,000 to around 25,000.{{cite web|title=Censimenti popolazione Portogruaro 1871-2011|url=http://www.tuttitalia.it/veneto/62-portogruaro/statistiche/censimenti-popolazione/|publisher=www.tuttitalia.it|access-date=15 December 2012|language=it}}
Main sights
- Romanesque Abbey of Summaga (11th century). The church, built in 1211, has an 18th-century façade. The sacellum has frescoes from the 11th–12th centuries, depicting the Redemption, The Original Sin, The Punishment of Adam and Eve, the Crucifixion and the Final Judgement. The apse is also frescoed.
- Cathedral of Saint Andrea and Bell Tower
- Church of Saint Luis
- Church of Saint John
- Oratory of Visitation
- Town Hall, a Gothic building from 1265, with a façade including later additions ({{circa|1512}}). It houses three paintings by Luigi Russolo.
- Mills on the Lemene river (12th century)
- Church of Sant'Agnese (13th century)
- Communal Villa, a 16th-century patrician residence
- A series of 14th–15th-century palaces
The Roman and medieval city of Concordia Sagittaria was located nearby.
- The Acco Super Bulldozer is located in Portogruaro as well.
Economy
A former large phosphates producer is now closed.
The Camuffo Boatyard, founded in 1438, is one of the oldest industries in the world.
=Agriculture=
In the "frazioni" of Lison e Pradipozzo are produced several wines which are exported all around the world:
- Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot riserva
- Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet riserva
- Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet franc
- Lison-Pramaggiore Refosco dal peduncolo rosso
- Lison-Pramaggiore Verduzzo
- Lison-Pramaggiore Sauvignon
- Lison-Pramaggiore Chardonnay
- Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot
- Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet
- Lison-Pramaggiore Pinot Bianco
- Lison-Pramaggiore Tocai italico
- Lison-Pramaggiore Pinot grigio
- Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet sauvignon
- Lison-Pramaggiore Riesling italico
- Lison-Pramaggiore Tocai italico classico
- Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot rosato
- Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet sauvignon riserva
- Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet franc riserva
Transport
Sport
The local football club is called Calcio Portogruaro Summaga, founded in 1990, and plays in the fourth Italian league (Serie D).
Notable people
- Antonio Carnio, 17th-century painter
- Nicolò Bettoni (1770-1842), editor (published Dei sepolcri by Ugo Foscolo)
- Lorenzo Buffon (1929-), goalkeeper
- Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838), poet and librettist
- Giulio Camillo Delminio (1480-1544), humanist and philosopher
- Fortunato Pasquetti (1690-1773), painter
- Luigi Russolo (1885-1947), composer and painter
Twin towns
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Marmande, France, since 1987
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain, since 1987
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Portogruaro (Lison) (1991–2020)
|Jan high C = 7.8
|Feb high C = 9.7
|Mar high C = 14.0
|Apr high C = 18.3
|May high C = 23.2
|Jun high C = 27.3
|Jul high C = 29.7
|Aug high C = 29.9
|Sep high C = 24.9
|Oct high C = 19.4
|Nov high C = 13.2
|Dec high C = 8.5
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 3.4
|Feb mean C = 4.7
|Mar mean C = 8.6
|Apr mean C = 12.9
|May mean C = 17.6
|Jun mean C = 21.4
|Jul mean C = 23.4
|Aug mean C = 23.4
|Sep mean C = 18.8
|Oct mean C = 14.0
|Nov mean C = 8.9
|Dec mean C = 4.3
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = -0.9
|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 3.1
|Apr low C = 7.5
|May low C = 12.0
|Jun low C = 15.5
|Jul low C = 17.1
|Aug low C = 16.9
|Sep low C = 12.7
|Oct low C = 8.7
|Nov low C = 4.5
|Dec low C = 0.1
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 61.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 68.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 63.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 88.8
|May precipitation mm = 94.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 96.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 73.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 90.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 119.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 104.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 115.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 83.8
| Jan precipitation days = 6.1
| Feb precipitation days = 5.3
| Mar precipitation days = 6.1
| Apr precipitation days = 9.1
| May precipitation days = 9.5
| Jun precipitation days = 7.8
| Jul precipitation days = 7.0
| Aug precipitation days = 7.1
| Sep precipitation days = 8.1
| Oct precipitation days = 7.6
| Nov precipitation days = 8.2
| Dec precipitation days = 7.1
| year precipitation days =
|source 1 = Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230917192649/https://valori-climatici-normali.isprambiente.it/
| archive-date = 17 September 2023
| url = https://valori-climatici-normali.isprambiente.it/
| title = Valori climatici normali in Italia
| publisher=Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
| access-date = 29 June 2024}}
}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Portogruaro}}
- [http://www.comune.portogruaro.ve.it/ Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130111015023/http://www.comune.portogruaro.ve.it/portal/it/aiuto-navigazione/web-cam/piazza-repubblica Webcam in Piazza della Repubblica]
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=portogruaro,+italy&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=45.791946,12.837868&spn=0.095994,0.43396&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr Satellite image] from Google Maps
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081206093423/http://www.comune.portogruaro.ve.it/citta/storia/concordiese.html Museo Nazionale Concordiese in Portogruaro]
{{Province of Venice}}
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