San Vito al Tagliamento
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = San Vito al Tagliamento
| native_name = {{native name|fur|San Vît dal Tiliment}}
| official_name = Comune di San Vito al Tagliamento
| image_skyline = File:SanVitoT-piazzadelpopolo.jpg
| image_caption = Piazza del Pololo
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|54|N|12|52|E|type:city(13,686)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Friuli-Venezia Giulia
| province = Pordenone (PN)
| frazioni = Carbona, Gleris, Ligugnana, Madonna di Rosa, Prodolone, Rosa, Savorgnano
| mayor = Alberto Bernava
| mayor_party = civic list
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 30
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 60.88
| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_total = 15 106
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| population_demonym = Sanvitesi
| saint =Saint Vito
| day =June 15
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.san-vito-al-tagliamento.pn.it}}
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| postal_code = 33078
| area_code = 0434
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San Vito al Tagliamento ({{langx|fur|San Vît dal Tiliment}}) is a {{lang|it|comune}} (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about {{convert|80|km|mi}} northwest of Trieste and about {{convert|20|km|mi}} southeast of Pordenone.
Main sights
File:San Vito al Tagliamento, Torre Scaramuccia, facciata orientale.jpg
It is a medieval town on the right bank of the Tagliamento river.
The main attractions are:
- Three towers of the old medieval walls, one of which houses a small archaeological museum
- Church of San Lorenzo (1479)
- Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti, housing works by Pomponio Amalteo and Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte.
- Palazzo Rota, now the Town Hall
- The Duomo, with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo, Gaspare Diziani and Padovanino
International relations
=Twin towns — sister cities=
San Vito al Tagliamento is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Rixheim, France
- {{flagicon|GER}} Stadtlohn, Germany
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Nagyatád, Hungary
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
People
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Antonio Altan|it}} (end of 14th century – 1450), bishop and papal envoy
- Pomponio Amalteo (1505–1588), painter
- Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Anton Lazzaro Moro|it}} (1687–1764), religious and naturalist
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Pietro Angelo Cristofoli|it}} (1841–1920), soldier in Garibaldi's army
- Zefferino Tomè (1905–1979), politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Claudio Fogolin|it}} (1872–1945), cofounder Lancia company
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Federico Morassutti|it}} (1876–1954), entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the Morassutti family
- Arnaldo Mussolini (1885–1931), reporter and politician, Benito Mussolini's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito.
- Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009), mountaineer
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Vito Mussolini|it}} (1912–1963), reporter and Italian politician, Benito Mussolini's nephew
- Carlo Tullio Altan (1916–2005), anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Anna Maria Frisacco|it}} (1916–2012), tennis player
- Franco Castellano (1957), actor
- Andrea Cessel (1969), basketball player
- Filippo Cristante (1977), football player
- Bryan Cristante (1995), football player
- Massimo Donati (1981), football player
- Melissa Comin De Candido (1983), figure roller skater
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Giuseppe Enrico Gastaldis|it}} (unknown – unknown), agronomist
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Carlo Pegorer|it}} (1955), politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Alberto Fasulo|it}} (1976), film director, Marc'Aurelio d'oro winner at Festival del cinema di Roma 2013 edition
- Alessandro Comodin (1982), film director, screenwriter, photographer, film editor{{Cite web |last=MYmovies.it |title=Alessandro Comodin |url=https://www.mymovies.it/persone/alessandro-comodin/196181/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=MYmovies.it |language=it}}
Trivia
- Benito Mussolini's brother taught in San Vito al Tagliamento for several years. First at Gleris and later at Falcon-Vial's institute.
- In San Vito al Tagliamento, it is possible to find the miraculous painting about "Madonna di Rosa" crowned by Pope Leo XIII "Queen and protectress of Tagliamento and his inhabitants".
- In the yard in front of Ligugnana's church there is the sculpture of Saint Lawrence, sculpted by Pierino Sam (1921–2010).
Gallery
File:8788 - San Vito al Tagliamento - Santa Maria dei Battuti - Facciata.JPG|Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti
File:San Vito Al Tagliamento - Municipio.JPG|Palazzo Rota palace (town hall) in Piazza del Popolo
File:Palazzi San Vito al Tagliamento.jpg|Frescoed palaces on the north-east side of Piazza del Popolo
File:San Vito al Tagliamento - torrione ang SE Frto v1.jpg|Tower at the south-east corner of the walls (16th century)
File:San Vito al Tagliamento - castello lato NO part affreschi Frto v1.jpg|Palace of the old castle – detail of the frescoes on the north-west wall
File:San Vito al Tagliamento - castello gall ang NO part Frto v1.jpg|Frescoed gallery in the northwest corner of the old castle's palace
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://sanvitoaltagliamento.fvg.it/}} {{in lang|it}}
- [https://www.turismofvg.it/locality/san-vito-al-tagliamento Page on the website for the development of tourism in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region] {{in lang|en}}
{{Province of Pordenone}}
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