Osoppo ( fur, Osôf) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Udine
The province of Udine ( it, provincia di Udine, fur, provincie di Udin, sl, videmska pokrajina, Resian dialect, Resian: , german: Provinz Weiden) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia of Italy, borderi ...
in the
Italian
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region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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, located about northwest of
Trieste
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and about northwest 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 ...
.
Osoppo borders the following municipalities:
Buja,
Forgaria nel Friuli,
Gemona del Friuli
Gemona del Friuli ( la, Glemona, fur, Glemone, sl, Humin, german: Klemaun) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine.
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,
Majano
Majano ( fur, Maian) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine.
Majano borders the following municipalities: Buja, Colloredo di Monte Albano ...
,
San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli ( fur, Sant Denêl) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine.
San Daniele del Friuli borders thes ...
,
Trasaghis
Trasaghis (local fur, Trasagas) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine.
Trasaghis borders the following municipalit ...
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Osoppo hosts a large fortress (La Fortezza o Rocca di Osoppo), now an historical attraction. It played a large role in the defense of
Venice
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against the Austrians in the late 1850s during the time of the Italian
Unification of Italy
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. It was shortly after one of the main battles at this fortress that
Leonardo Andervolti composed his treatise,
Meritorious Champions of Italian Independence', a eulogy to a mythical figure, Enrico Ulissi.
Twin towns
Osoppo is
twinned with:
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Rosegg
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Neighboring municipalities
Personalities
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, Austria
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Argelato
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, Italy
References
External links
Comune of Osoppo
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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