Mortegliano ( fur, Mortean) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Italian
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region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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, located about 60 km northwest of
Trieste
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and about 14 km southwest of
Udine
Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...
.
Mortegliano borders the following municipalities:
Bicinicco,
Castions di Strada
Castions di Strada ( fur, Cjasteons di Strade) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about south of Udine.
Geography
Castions borders the following municipalities: B ...
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Lestizza
Lestizza ( fur, Listize, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Udine.
Lestizza borders the following municipalit ...
,
Pavia di Udine,
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 ...
,
Talmassons
Talmassons is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Udine.
Talmassons borders the following municipalities: Bertiolo, Castion ...
.
The tallest
campanile
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, or free-standing bell tower, in the world at high, is the Mortegliano Bell Tower.
Twin towns
Mortegliano is
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Arborea
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Histo ...
, Italy
References
External links
Official websiteAerial photo of Mortegliano
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