Cargnacco (; fur, Cjargnà ) is a hamlet in the municipality of

Pozzuolo del Friuli Pozzuolo del Friuli ( fur, Puçui) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Udine. It borders to the north-east with the Comune of Basiliano, to ...

Geography

Cargnacco located in the Venetian-Friulan Plain, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northeast of the administrative centre of

, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of

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(capital of the

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), 77 kilometres (48 mi) northwest of

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(capital of the region

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), 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of

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, and 645 kilometres (400 mi) northeast of

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(capital of

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). Cargnacco develops through four main roads from Piazza IV Novembre. Towards east, Via Manzoni passes by the old elementary school and the rectory. The latter is located close to the old church (now deconsecrated) and the local playground. Via Manzoni crosses Via Leonardo da Vinci at the main square, where the national temple "Madonna del Conforto" is located, which is dedicated to the soldiers who died at the

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. Via Buttrio also leaves Piazza IV Novembre towards east, passing by the old well, and crossing Via Leonardo da Vinci at the old country residence of the count Della Torre of Villalta, commonly referred to as “Palačat” (from “palač”, which stands for "palace" in

Friulian language Friulian ( ) or Friulan (natively or ; it, friulano; de-AT, Furlanisch; sl, furlanščina) is a Romance language belonging to the Rhaeto-Romance family, spoken in the Friuli region of northeastern Italy. Friulian has around 600,000 speakers, ...

). Via Buttrio continues towards the Z.I.U. industrial area (also known as Casa Tosolini), whereas Via Leonardo da Vinici continues towards Lumignacco (hamlet in the municipality of

Pavia di Udine Pavia di Udine ( Friulian: ''Pavie'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine. Pavia di Udine borders the following municipalities: Bicinicco, ...

), passing by the Romanello sport centre and the village's celebrations ground. Two more roads start from Piazza IV Novembre. Via Dante Alighieri leads briefly towards south, and then to the graveyard. Via Galileo Galilei leads towards west and then north, branching into Via San Giorgio, which leads to the flyover over the A23 highway and Terenzano, and Via Giosuè Carducci, which leads to the Casa Rossa crossroad (located in Terenzano), where Via Giuseppe Verdi, Via Tomba Antica, and county road 94 meet.

Economy

Cargnacco hosts part of the Z.I.U (Zonaa Industriale Udinese) industrial area at the far east end of Via Buttrio. The Z.I.U. is under the authority of the Consorzio per lo sviluppo Industriale del Friuli Centrale (the consortium for the industrial development of central Friuli), and includes the two major industries of the municipality: the Acciaierie Bertoli Safau (ABS), with over a thousand employee and a sales volume of 686 million euros per annum, and the Rizzani de Eccher group, with over a thousand employee and a sales volume over 500 million euros per annum.

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia