Polcenigo (locally ''Al Borc''; fur, Polcenic) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the Italian region

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, located about northwest of

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, north of

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and about northwest of

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. Located on the slopes of the Western Carnic Prealps, in a quiet region surrounded by a charming landscape, it is a renowned water springs area characterized by numerous small streams, torrents, lake-like springs all flowing into river

Livenza The Livenza ( la, Liquentia, fur, Livence, vec, Łivensa) is a river in the Italian provinces of Province of Pordenone, Pordenone, Province of Treviso, Treviso and Province of Venice, Venice. Its source is near Polcenigo and Caneva in Pordenone. ...

, whose waters springs in the place called Santissima. Polcenigo borders the following municipalities:

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History

Remains of prehistoric stilt houses, from the 4th millennium BCE, were found in the Palu' area, close to Livenza's springs, which is part of the

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.UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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dating from the 5th or 4th century BC. Other sights include the castle and the Museum of Gastronomy Culture.

Landmarks

Religious buildings

* Church of All Saints or Church of the Health. * Church of San Rocco. * Parish church of San Giacomo (inside houses an important artistic heritage: an altarpiece of Dall'Oglio, a wooden choir and an organ of Pescetti and frescoes featuring influences of Thomas of Modena). * Church of San Floriano, on the hill of the same name. * Shrine of the Holy Trinity. The church is built over an ancient place of pagan worship.(frazione of Coltura).

Secular buildings

* The castle of Polcenigo village, Mez, Chiaradia, Polenigo Furlan, protected by the Regional Institute for Venetian Villas (IRVV), and built to a design by Matteo Lucchesi and commissioned by Ottavio Polcenigo in the middle of the eighteenth century on the remains of the former castle. * The Palazzo Fullini-Zaia, eighteenth-century building with elegant rooms decorated in stucco. In 1809 hosted

Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg (; 3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824) was a French nobleman, statesman, and military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Through the second marr ...

. * The picturesque old village of Polcenigo.

Archaeological site and natural area

* The archeological site Palù of Livenza - Santissima,

. There arises the river Livenza and the area is spectacular for water clarity (it is also called "liquid sky". * The Park of San Floriano

Museums

* Museum of Art of Cooking.

References

External links

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