Portogruaro ( vec, Porto, fur, Puart) is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
Metropolitan City of Venice,
Veneto
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, northern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 ''comuni'', which form the Venezia Orientale with the
San Donà di Piave
San Donà di Piave (; vec, San Donà ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. It is one of the historical main towns of the ''Eastern Veneto'' territory, although it was totally reconstructed in the ...
district.
History
Portogruaro was officially founded in 1140, when the
Archbishop of Concordia, Gervinus, gave a group of fishermen (Giovanni Venerio, Arpone, Bertaldo, Borigoio, Enrico Mosca, Giovanni Salimbene) the right to settle there and build a river port. A castle had existed on the site as early as the 10th century. In 1420, after centuries under
Patria del Friuli
The Patria del Friuli ( la, Patria Fori Iulii, fur, Patrie dal Friûl) was the territory under the temporal rule of the Patriarch of Aquileia and one of the ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1420, the Republic of Venice acquir ...
, was conquered by the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
. According to Bertolini the town's foundation could be coeval to the
Concordia Sagittaria
Concordia Sagittaria is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy.
History
The town was founded in 42 BC as ''Iulia Concordia'' by the Romans, where the Via Annia and the Via Postumia crossed each other. The establi ...
's one. Under the Venetians the town retained some autonomy and was able to expand economically up until the economic decline of Venice from the 17th century onwards.
Following the upheavals of the
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...
, Portogruaro was incorporated into the
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence ...
in 1815. Apart from a brief
uprising in 1848 Portogruaro remained under Austrian control until 1866 when it entered the newly unified
Kingdom of Italy
The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and f ...
. Since that time the population of Portogruaro has grown from under 10,000 to around 25,000.
Main sights
*
Romanesque Abbey of Summaga (11th century). The church, built in 1211, has an 18th-century façade. The
sacellum
In ancient Roman religion, a ''sacellum'' is a small shrine. The word is a diminutive from ''sacrum'' (neuter of ''sacer'', "belonging to a god"). The numerous ''sacella'' of ancient Rome included both shrines maintained on private properties by fa ...
has frescoes from the 11th–12th centuries, depicting the ''Redemption'', ''The Original Sin'', ''The Punishment of Adam and Eve'', the ''Crucifixion'' and the ''Final Judgement''. The
apse
In architecture, an apse (plural apses; from Latin 'arch, vault' from Ancient Greek 'arch'; sometimes written apsis, plural apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an '' exedra''. ...
is also frescoed.
* Cathedral of Saint Andrea and Bell Tower
* Church of Saint Luis
* Church of Saint John
* Oratory of Visitation
* Town Hall, a
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
building from 1265, with a façade including later additions (c. 1512). It houses three paintings by
Luigi Russolo
Luigi Carlo Filippo Russolo (30 April 1885 – 4 February 1947) was an Italian Futurist painter, composer, builder of experimental musical instruments, and the author of the manifesto ''The Art of Noises'' (1913). He is often regarded as one of ...
.
* Mills on the Lemene river (12th century)
* Church of ''Sant'Agnese'' (13th century)
* Communal Villa, a 16th-century patrician residence
* A series of 14th–15th-century palaces
The Roman and medieval city of
Concordia Sagittaria
Concordia Sagittaria is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy.
History
The town was founded in 42 BC as ''Iulia Concordia'' by the Romans, where the Via Annia and the Via Postumia crossed each other. The establi ...
was located nearby.
* The
Acco Super Bulldozer
The Acco Super Bulldozer is the largest and most powerful tracked bulldozer ever made. It was built in Portogruaro in northern Italy by the Umberto Acco company. The Acco super bulldozer was constructed mainly of Caterpillar parts; however, m ...
is located in Portogruaro as well.
Economy
A former large
phosphate
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid .
The phosphate or orthophosphate ion is derived from phosph ...
s producer is now closed.
The Camuffo Boatyard, founded in 1438, is one of the oldest industries in the world.
Agriculture
In the "frazioni" of
Lison
Lison () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
Notable people
* Fernande Albany (1889 – 1966), actress, born in Lison.
Today
There is a train station, Lison station
Gare de Li ...
e
Pradipozzo are produced several wines which are exported all around the world:
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot riserva
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet riserva
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet franc
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Refosco dal peduncolo rosso
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Verduzzo
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Sauvignon
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Chardonnay
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Pinot Bianco
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Tocai italico
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Pinot grigio
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet sauvignon
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Riesling italico
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Tocai italico classico
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot rosato
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet sauvignon riserva
*
Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet franc riserva
Transport
*
Portogruaro-Caorle railway station
Portogruaro-Caorle ( it, Stazione di Portogruaro-Caorle) is a railway station serving the town of Portogruaro and the seaside resort of Caorle, in the region of Veneto, northern Italy. The station is located on the Venice–Trieste railway, ...
Sport
The local football club is called
Calcio Portogruaro Summaga
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Portogruaro Calcio (usually referred to as Portogruaro) is an Italian association football club, based in Portogruaro, Veneto. Currently it plays in Serie D.
History
Calcio Portogruaro-Summaga
Foundat ...
, founded in 1990, and plays in the third Italian league (Lega Pro).
Notable people
*
Antonio Carnio
Antonio Carneo (1637–1692) was an Italian painter, active in Friuli and Venice, and depicting both mythologic, allegoric, and religious canvases, as well as portraits.
Biography
He was born in Concordia Sagittaria, and trained under his father ...
, 17th-century painter
*
Nicolò Bettoni Nicolò () is an Italian male given name. Another variation is Niccolò, most common in Tuscany. It may refer to:
* Nicolò Albertini, statesman
* Nicolò Amati, luthier
* Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer
* Nicolò Barattieri, Italian engineer ...
(1770-1842), editor (published ''Dei sepolcri'' by
Ugo Foscolo
Ugo Foscolo (; 6 February 177810 September 1827), born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and a poet.
He is especially remembered for his 1807 long poem ''Dei Sepolcri''.
Early life
Foscolo was born in Zakynthos in the Io ...
)
*
Lorenzo Buffon
Lorenzo Buffon (, ; born 19 December 1929) is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Throughout his career, he played 277 times for Italian club A.C. Milan, and also later played for their city rivals Inter Milan, as well as ...
(1929-), goalkeeper
*
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte (; 10 March 174917 August 1838) was an Italian, later American, opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas: ''The Marr ...
(1749-1838), poet and librettist
*
Giulio Camillo Delminio (1480-1544), humanist and philosopher
*
Fortunato Pasquetti
Gerolamo Querini, Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia
Fortunato Pasquetti (1690–1773) was a Venetian painter of the Rococo period. He is known for his formal portraits of royalty and Venetian Patriciate. He was born in Venice and died in Portogrua ...
(1690-1773), painter
*
Luigi Russolo
Luigi Carlo Filippo Russolo (30 April 1885 – 4 February 1947) was an Italian Futurist painter, composer, builder of experimental musical instruments, and the author of the manifesto ''The Art of Noises'' (1913). He is often regarded as one of ...
(1885-1947), composer and painter
Twin towns
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Marmande
Marmande (; in Occitan, ''Marmanda'') is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département'' in south-western France.
Geography
Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the southern railway from Bordeaux to Sète. The town is situa ...
, France, since 1987
*
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros (); an, Exeya d'os Caballers; (commonly known simply as Ejea) is a town and municipality in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is one of the five main towns in the ''Comarca de l ...
,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, since 1987
References
External links
Official websiteWebcam in ''Piazza della Repubblica''Satellite imagefrom
Google Maps
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Museo Nazionale Concordiese in Portogruaro
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