Zoppola (
Standard Friulian: ;
Western Friulian: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pordenone in the
Italian
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region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of
Trieste
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and about east of
Pordenone.
The Italian poet
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...
wrote a poem called ''Le gioie di Orcenico'' ("The joys of Orcenico"), since he lived in
Casarsa della Delizia
Casarsa della Delizia, simply known as Casarsa (Standard Friulian: ; Western Friulian: ), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about east ...
, not far from Zoppola's ''frazione'' (hamlet) of Orcenico from 1943 to 1949.
Main sights
*Castle of the Panciera Counts (14th century), owned by the
patriarch of Aquileia
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and Cardinal
Antonio Panciera
Antonio Panciera (1350–1431) was an Italian Cardinal and humanist.
Biography
Born at Portogruaro, he studied law at the University of Padua, and worked in the papal administration. From 1393 he was bishop of Concordia, and in 1402 Patriarch ...
. The inner court has frescoes by
Pomponio Amalteo
Pomponio Amalteo (1505 – 9 March 1588) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school.
Biography
Pomponio Amalteo was born at Motta di Livenza in Veneto in 1505. He was a pupil and son-in-law of Il Pordenone, whose style he closely imitated; ...
*''San Martino'' church
*''San Michele'', church in the ''frazione'' of Ovoledo, with 16th-century frescoes and paintings
*''Sant'Andrea'' church at Castions, with two canvases by Amalteo and one by
Antonio Carneo
International relations
Zoppola is
twinned with:
*
Tonneins
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,
France
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, since 1981
*
Sankt Georgen am Längsee
Sankt Georgen am Längsee ( sl, Šentjurij ob Dolgem jezeru) is a municipality in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria.
Geography
Sankt Georgen is located at the Längsee north of the Zollfeld Valley. In the east, the Gu ...
,
Austria
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, since 1996
People
*
Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini
Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (3 April 1876 – 17 October 1958) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and the founder of the Disciples of the Lord who served as the Apostolic Chancellor from 1954 until his death. He became a cardinal in 1 ...
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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