San Vito al Tagliamento ( fur, San Vît dal Tiliment) is a ''

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 ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Pordenone The province of Pordenone ( it, provincia di Pordenone; ; vec, provincia de Pordenon) was a province in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy. Its capital was the city of Pordenone. The province was subdivided from the province ...

in the

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region

Friuli Venezia Giulia (man), it, Friulana (woman), it, Giuliano (man), it, Giuliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_t ...

, located about northwest of

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

and about southeast of

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. ...

Main sights

San Vito al Tagliamento, Torre Scaramuccia, facciata orientale

It is a medieval town on the right bank of the

Tagliamento The Tagliamento () is a braided river in north-east Italy, flowing from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea at a point between Trieste and Venice. The Tagliamento river is considered as the last morphologically intact river in the Alps. (Its c ...

river. The main attractions are: *Three towers of the old medieval walls, one of which houses a small archaeological museum *Church of San Lorenzo (1479) *Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti, housing works 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; ...

and

Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend ...

. *Palazzo Rota, now Town Hall *The Duomo (Cathedral), with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo,

Gaspare Diziani Gaspare Diziani (1689 – 17 August 1767) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Roccoco period, active mainly in the Veneto but also in Dresden and Munich. The artist's canvas is the largest painting of the Hermitage Museum in St. Peters ...

and

Padovanino Alessandro Leone Varotari (4 April 1588 – 20 July 1649), also commonly known as Il Padovanino, was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist and early- Baroque Venetian school, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, and ...

Twin towns

San Vito al Tagliamento is twinned with: * Rixheim, France *

Stadtlohn The city of Stadtlohn ( nds, Stadlaun), which has 20,746 inhabitants (Dec. 2020),
Stadt Stadtlohn, accessed ...

, Germany *

Nagyatád Nagyatád is a town in Somogy County, Hungary and the seat of Nagyatád District. ''Bodvica'', ''Henész'' and ''Kivadár'' are parts of Nagyatád. Etymology Its name derives from the Turkish word ''ata'' ( hu, atya, apa, en, father). Geogra ...

, Hungary * Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria

People

* (San Vito al Tagliamento, end of 14th century – 1450), bishop and papal envoy. *

Motta di Livenza Motta di Livenza (or di Ligenda/ Ligondo·la/ Livanda·la, later Ligondza, then Livenza) is a town in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Twin towns Motta di Livenza is twinned with: * L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers, France * Cres Cres (; ...

, 1505 – San Vito al Tagliamento, 1588), painter. * Paolo Sarpi (

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, 1552 – 1623), religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1687 – 1764), religious and naturalist. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1841 – 1920), soldier in

Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, pat ...

's army. *

Zefferino Tomè Zefferino Tomè (1905, in Casarsa della Delizia – 1979) was an Italian lawyer, partisan (during the Second World War) and politician. He was a Christian Democratic senator from 1949 to 1958. He was a friend of Pier Paolo Pasolini Pi ...

(1905-1979), politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1872 – 1945), cofounder

Lancia Lancia () is an Italian car manufacturer and a subsidiary of FCA Italy S.p.A., which is currently a Stellantis division. The present legal entity of Lancia was formed in January 2007 when its corporate parent reorganised its businesses, but it ...

company. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1876 –

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

, 1954), entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the

Morassutti family The Morassutti family is an Italian family, originally from Friuli Venezia Giula, that has been active in the wholesaler and retail hardware trade since the early nineteenth century. They are mostly known for having started one of the few distri ...

. *

Arnaldo Mussolini Arnaldo Mussolini (January 11, 1885 – December 21, 1931) was an Italian journalist and politician. He was the brother of Italy's Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, and a Fascist himself. He was also the brother of Edvige Mussolini and the broth ...

( Dovia di Predappio, 1885 –

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, 1931), reporter and politician,

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito. *

Riccardo Cassin Riccardo Cassin (2 January 19096 August 2009) was an Italian mountaineer, developer of mountaineering equipment and author, and an important figure in the history of rock climbing. Life Born into a peasant family at San Vito al Tagliamento in ...

(San Vito al Tagliamento, 1909 –

Pian dei Resinelli Pian may refer to: * Pian (disease), a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints * Pian-e Olya, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Pian-e Sofla, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Pian Rural District, in Khuzestan Province, Iran * ...

, 2009), mountaineer. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1912 – 1963), reporter and Italian politician,

's Nephew. *

Carlo Tullio Altan Carlo Tullio Altan (30 March 1916 – 15 February 2005) was an Italian anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher. He was particularly known for his studies on the Italian national character,Cavalli, AlessandroReflections on Political Culture ...

(San Vito al Tagliamento, 1916 –

Palmanova Palmanova ( fur, Palme) is a town and comune in northeast Italy. The town is an example of a star fort of the late Renaissance, built up by the Venetian Republic in 1593. The fortifications were included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as ...

, 2005), anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1916 –

, 2012), tennis player. *

Franco Castellano Franco Castellano (20 June 1925 – 28 December 1999) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 94 films between 1958 and 1997. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1992. Most of the films he co-wrote and co-directe ...

(San Vito al Tagliamento, 1957), actor. * Andrea Cessel (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1969), basketball player. *

Filippo Cristante Filippo Cristante (born 20 April 1977, in San Vito al Tagliamento) is an Italian football manager and former player, who last played as a defender for Italian club Portogruaro in Lega Pro. Career Cristante started his career in the amateur di ...

(San Vito al Tagliamento, 1977), soccer player. * Bryan Cristante (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1995), soccer player. *

Massimo Donati Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981) is an Italian football coach, pundit and former professional player, who played as a central or defensive midfielder. He is the manager of Legnago Salus in Serie D. Born in San Vito al Tagliamento, Ita ...

(San Vito al Tagliamento, 1981), soccer player. * Melissa Comin De Candido (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1983), figure roller skater. * (unknown – unknown), agronomist. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1976), film director,

Marc'Aurelio d'oro ''Marc'Aurelio'' was an Italian satirical magazine, published between 1931 and 1958, and briefly resurrected in 1973. History and profile The weekly magazine was founded in Rome by Oberdan Catone and Vito De Bellis in 1931. It was the first satir ...

winner at

Festival del cinema di Roma A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...

2013 edition. * (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1955), politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006.

Curiosity

's brother taught in San Vito al Tagliamento for several years. First at Gleris and later at Falcon-Vial's institute. * In San Vito al Tagliamento, it is possible to find the miraculous painting about "Madonna di Rosa" crowned by

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

"Queen and protectress of

and his inhabitants". * In the yard in front of Ligugnana's church there is the sculpture of

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. "Laurel wreath, laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, perse ...

, sculpted by Pierino Sam (1921-2010).

Gallery

File:8788 - San Vito al Tagliamento - Santa Maria dei Battuti - Facciata.JPG, Church of "Santa Maria dei Battuti" File:San Vito Al Tagliamento - Municipio.JPG, "Palazzo Rota" palace (town hall) in "Piazza del Popolo" square File:Palazzi San Vito al Tagliamento.jpg, Frescoed palaces on the north-east side of "Piazza del Popolo" square File:San Vito al Tagliamento - torrione ang SE Frto v1.jpg, Tower at the south-east corner of the walls (16th century) File:San Vito al Tagliamento - castello lato NO part affreschi Frto v1.jpg, Palace of the old castle - detail of the frescoes on the north-west wall File:San Vito al Tagliamento - castello gall ang NO part Frto v1.jpg, Frescoed gallery in the northwest corner of the old castle's palace

References

External links

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Page on the website for the development of tourism in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region
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