San Vito al Tagliamento
San Vito al Tagliamento (Friulian: San Vît dal Tiliment) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Pordenone.
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| Comune di San Vito al Tagliamento | |
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Location of San Vito al Tagliamento 
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| Coordinates: 45°54′N 12°52′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Pordenone (PN) |
| Frazioni | Carbona, Gleris, Ligugnana, Madonna di Rosa, Prodolone, Rosa, Savorgnano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Di Bisceglie (PD, Progetto Insieme San Vito) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.88 km2 (23.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 15 106 |
| Demonym(s) | Sanvitesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33078 |
| Dialing code | 0434 |
| Patron saint | Saint Vito |
| Saint day | June 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Main sights
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 Town Hall
- The Duomo (Cathedral), with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo, Gaspare Diziani and Padovanino.
Twin towns
San Vito al Tagliamento is twinned with:
Rixheim, France
Stadtlohn, Germany
Nagyatád, Hungary
Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
People
- Antonio Altan (San Vito al Tagliamento, end of 14th century – 1450), bishop and papal envoy.
- Pomponio Amalteo Motta di Livenza, 1505 – San Vito al Tagliamento, 1588), painter.
- Paolo Sarpi (Venice, 1552 – 1623), religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito.
- Anton Lazzaro Moro (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1687 – 1764), religious and naturalist.
- Pietro Angelo Cristofoli (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1841 – 1920), soldier in Garibaldi's army.
- Zefferino Tomè (1905-1979), politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor.
- Claudio Fogolin (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1872 – 1945), cofounder Lancia company.
- Federico Morassutti (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1876 – Padua ,1954), entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the Morassutti family.
- Arnaldo Mussolini (Dovia di Predappio, 1885 – Milan, 1931), reporter and politician, Benito Mussolini's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito.
- Riccardo Cassin (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1909 – Pian dei Resinelli, 2009), mountaineer.
- Vito Mussolini (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1912 – 1963), reporter and Italian politician, Benito Mussolini's Nephew.
- Carlo Tullio Altan (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1916 – Palmanova, 2005), anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher.
- Anna Maria Frisacco (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1916 – Trieste, 2012), tennis player.
- Franco Castellano (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1957), actor.
- Andrea Cessel (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1969), basketball player.
- Filippo Cristante (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1977), soccer player.
- Bryan Cristante (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1995), soccer player.
- Massimo Donati (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1981), soccer player.
- Melissa Comin De Candido (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1983), figure roller skater.
- Giuseppe Enrico Gastaldis (unknown – unknown), agronomist.
- Alberto Fasulo (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1976), film director, Marc'Aurelio d'oro winner at Festival del cinema di Roma 2013 edition.
- Carlo Pegorer (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1955), politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006.
Curiosity
- 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).
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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