Buja ( fur, Buje or ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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region

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, located about northwest of

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and about northwest of

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. Buja borders the following municipalities:

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History

According to a 12-century copy of a document dated August 4th, 792, Buja (''Boga'') was donated to Patriarch

Paulinus II of Aquileia Saint Paulinus II ( 726 – 11 January 802 or 804 AD) was a priest, theologian, poet, and one of the most eminent scholars of the Carolingian Renaissance. From 787 to his death, he was the Patriarch of Aquileia. He participated in a number of syn ...

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. In 1371, Patriarch

Marquard of Randeck Marquard of Randeck (or of Randelle; Italian: ''Marquardo di Randeck''; 1296 - 3 January 1381) was Patriarch of Aquileia from 1365 until his death. Biography He was born at Augsburg, the son of a knight, but was educated by his uncle, the canon o ...

granted Buia its own communal statues, establishing a Council of Twenty-Four which annually elected a mayor from its membership.

Twin towns — sister cities

Buja is twinned with: *

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References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-geo-stub