| Venzone | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Friuli Venezia Giulia | |
| Territory | Friuli | |
| Altitude | 230 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 54.55 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 2.117 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Venzonesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0432 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 33010 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Sant'Andrea | |
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Venzone is a municipality of the Friuli Venezia Giulia in the province of Udine.
To know
It is part of the most beautiful villages in Italy and was elected Borgo dei Borghi 2017. Since 1965 it has been a national monument.
Geographical notes
The town rises at the confluence of two important valleys: that of the Tagliamento, which leads to Carnia, and the Canal del Ferro. Part of the municipal territory is included in the Julian Prealps Natural Park. The town is linked by a very deep bond with the Alpine troops: this is in fact a land of traditional Alpine recruitment.
The woods and mountains around Venzone are rich in wildlife.
The protected area (10,000 ha) around Venzone (part of Julian Prealps Natural Park), is one of the very few areas of Italy where large carnivores live together (with the exception of the wolf still absent) once widespread on all Alps.
The Pelas lake is located in the Borgo San Giacomo hamlet.
Background
The name of Venzone is mentioned for the first time in 923 as Clausas de Albiciones; afterwards Albiciones will become Aventinone, Avenzon, Avenzone and therefore Venzone. The toponym certainly derives from av-au, flusslauf (source, watercourse) and the name certainly derives from the Venzonassa stream. However, the first official document in which the city of Venzone is mentioned is from 1001. It is a diploma of Emperor Otto III with which the herbatic of the Canal del Ferro was granted to the Patriarch of Aquileia, meaning a large area of great value covered with grass, contrary to the Friulian plain which in those times it counted almost exclusively woods and swamps. In 1258 Glizoio di Mels, who became lord of the place, started the construction of the fortifications: he managed to have a double wall surrounded by a deep moat in which the water of the stream flowed; the plant is hexagonal in shape with unequal sides. The walls, 8 meters high and 1.5 meters wide, were firmly anchored to a system of 15 towers.
In 1335 the fief of Venzone was ceded to Giovanni Enrico di Gorizia who was replaced by the Patriarch of Aquileia Bertrando di San Genesio, who the following year conquered the town and annexed it to the Patriarchate. In 1351 Venzone again passed as a fief to the Duke of Austria Albert II and in 1381 it finally became a free community with a voice in the Friulian parliament. In 1391 with papal bull of Pope Boniface IX it was named a parish. In 1420 under the doge Tommaso di Mocenigo it became part of the Friuli (excluding the Gorizia), of the Republic of Venice. In that period Venzone reached its maximum splendor and its inhabitants exceeded the number of 2000.
However, this was also the period in which its accelerated decay began by the incursions of the Turks. In the sixteenth century, when it became the seat of continuous royal stays, it was alternately invaded by the Germans and reconquered by the Venetians. In 1797 Venzone was occupied by French troops but, following the Treaty of Campoformio, the Austrians took over. In 1866, following the third war of independence and the subsequent plebiscitary vote, the town was united with Italy. In 1965 the Ministry of Education proclaimed the town a national monument, thus recognizing its historical and artistic importance. Also due to the advanced age of most of the buildings, which had not suffered damage during the two world wars, it was almost completely razed to the ground by the 1976 earthquake that devastated Friuli, but thanks to aid from all over the world. and to the tenacity of its inhabitants the town has risen and is today a model of the reconstruction that took place in Friuli following the earthquake.
How to orient yourself
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Fractions
Venzone has three hamlets: Carnia, Pioverno and Portis.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Airport, via Aquileia 60 (in Ronchi dei Legionari), ☎ 39 0481 773224.
- 2 Marco Polo Airport in Venice, viale Galilei (to Tessera), ☎ 39 041 2609260.
- 3 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
By car
Carnia-Tolmezzo motorway exit on the A23 motorway
It is crossed by state highway 13 Pontebbana.
Carnia-Tolmezzo motorway exit on the A23 motorway
It is crossed by state highway 13 Pontebbana.On the train
It has its own station on the line PontebbanaBy bus
The SAF company operates extra-urban routes.
The SAF company operates extra-urban routes.How to get around
What see
- 1 Venzone Cathedral. Dedicated to Sant'Andrea Apostolo, it was built on a pre-existing church in 1308, destroyed by the 1976 Friuli earthquake and later rebuilt due to anastylosis.
- Mummies of Venzone. Belonging to an era between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, currently preserved in a building near the cathedral, including the nobleman of Venzone Paolo Marpillero. The mummification process is not due to human intervention, but to natural causes (suitable temperature and humidity, high presence of calcium sulphate in the soil). The popularity of these mummies was already very high in past centuries, Napoleon himself wanted to visit them in 1807.
- Porta di Sotto.
- Gate of San Genesio.
- Town Hall.
- Orgnani-Martina Palace.
- Scaligeri Palace.
- Zinutti Palace.
- Church of San Giovanni Battista.
- Church of Ss. Anna and Giacomo.
- Church of Santa Caterina.
- 2 Church of Sant'Antonio abate.
- Church of Santa Lucia.
- Church of Santa Maria del Carmine.
- Church of Santa Chiara.
Events and parties
- Pumpkin festival.
Fourth weekend of October. This festival has been held since 1991. It is a historical re-enactment where for two days inside the walls you go back a few centuries, and you can taste pumpkin-based products in the various taverns and stalls.
Fourth weekend of October. This festival has been held since 1991. It is a historical re-enactment where for two days inside the walls you go back a few centuries, and you can taste pumpkin-based products in the various taverns and stalls.What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 Dar Black Knight, Town Hall Square, 13, ☎ 39 393 7204955. Pizzeria by the slice, focacceria.
- 2 At times sandwich shop, Via Mistruzzi, 21, ☎ 39 0432 985573.
Average prices
- 3 Allo Spiedo pizzeria, trattoria, fryer, Via Pontebbana, 29, ☎ 39 0432 985443, @[email protected].
- 4 Osteria Alle Mura - brewery, sandwich bar, café, Via Gemona, 2, ☎ 39 347 6346050.
- 5 Trattoria Alle Scaligere, Via Roma, 1, ☎ 39 0432 985078, @[email protected]. Traditional cuisine.
- 6 Old cafe restaurant, Via Mistruzzi, 2, ☎ 39 0432 985011, @[email protected]. Homemade and regional cuisine.
- 7 Osteria Marcurele, Via Roma, 21, ☎ 39 329 1531061, @[email protected]. Typical Friulian tavern.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Carnia hotels, Via Canal del Ferro 28 (Carnia station fraction), ☎ 39 0432 978013, fax: 39 0432 978187, @[email protected].
- 2 Locanda Al Fogolar, Via Bidernuccio, 8, ☎ 39 0432 985164, 39 334 1507569, @[email protected]. Also local for tasting typical products.
- 3 La Culla D'Oro guest house, Via Pontebbana, 29, ☎ 39 0432 985026, 39 348 3425958, 39 347 3043163, @[email protected].
- 4 Hotel Al Girarrosto, Via Pontebbana 74/2 (Carnia station fraction), ☎ 39 0432 978017, fax: 39 0432 978017, @[email protected]. Also pizzeria restaurant.
- 5 [link not working]Locanda Al Municipio, Via G. di Mels, 4, ☎ 39 0432 985801, fax: 39 0432 985801, @[email protected]. Also restaurant of regional cuisine.
- 6 Casali Scjs farmhouse, Via Strada di Scjs, 1, ☎ 39 0432 985282, 39 340 3284301, @[email protected].
Safety
Pharmacy
- 4 Marcon, Via Mistruzzi, 18, ☎ 39 0432 985016.
How to keep in touch
- 5 Italian post, Town Hall square 2, ☎ 39 0432 985344.
Around
- Tolmezzo - In a wide valley in theFriulian Alpine Arch, the city is the most important center of the Carnia and is therefore considered the de facto capital.
- Gemona del Friuli - The reconstruction of the city after the terrible 1976 earthquake that brought it to its knees is an unparalleled example of the value of its people who, in addition to the houses, have rebuilt, stone by stone, its beautiful Cathedral as it was.
Useful information
- 6 Pro Loco Venzone - Tourist information office, Via Glizoio di Mels, 5/4, ☎ 39 0432 985034.
In and around Venzone many scenes were shot in the famous films "Farewell to Arms" by John Huston and Charles Vidor (1957) and "The Great War" by Mario Monicelli (1959).
