Drenchia ( sl, Dreka; fur, Drencje) 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 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 region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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, located about north 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 northeast 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 ...
, on the border with Slovenia. Drenchia is located on the western slopes of the
Kolovrat Range
Kolovrat ( fur, Colorât, it, Colovrat) is a mountain ridge of the Julian Prealps on the border between Slovenia and Italy, west of Tolmin and southeast of Kobarid. It is a geographical border between the Soča Valley in Slovenia and the Veneti ...
, dividing Italy from Slovenia, and borders the following municipalities:
Grimacco
Grimacco ( sl, Garmak; fur, Grimac) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia, and borders t ...
,
Kanal ob Soči (Slovenia),
Kobarid
Kobarid (; it, Caporetto, fur, Cjaurêt, german: Karfreit) is a settlement in Slovenia, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kobarid.
Kobarid is known for the 1917 Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Erne ...
(Slovenia), and
Tolmin
Tolmin (; it, Tolmino,trilingual name ''Tolmein, Tolmino, Tolmin'' inGemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgegeben von der K.K. ...
(Slovenia).
Drenchia localities include Clabuzzaro/Brieg, Crai/Kraj, Cras/Kras, Drenchia inferiore/Dolenja Dreka, Drenchia Superiore/Gorenja Dreka, Lase/Laze, Malinsche/Malinske, Obenetto/Dubenije, Obranche/Obranke, Oznebrida/Ocnebardo, Paciuch/Pačuh, Peternel/Peternel, Prapotnizza/Praponca, San Volfango/Svet Štuoblank, Trinco/Trinko, Trusgne/Trušnje, Zavart/Zavart, Zuodar/Cuoder.
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Municipalities in Italy
Municipal hall is located in Cras.
As of 31 December 2010, it had a population of 141 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Ethnic composition
97% of the population in Drenchia were
Slovenes
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their n ...
according to the census 1971.
[Thomas, Lee; Lokar A. (1977]
Socioeconomic structure of the Slovene population in Italy
Slovene Studies, Chicago, Illinois, p.28.
Demographic decline
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References
Gallery
File:Peternel.jpg, Peternel village
File:Clabuzzaro in der Provinz Udine, Drenchia, Italien.jpg, Clabuzzaro village
File:Church of San Volfango, Cras, municipality Drenchia, Friuli-Giulia Venezia, Italy.jpg, The church of San Volfango
File:Gefallenendenkmal von San Volfango in der Provinz Udine, Italien.jpg, The war memorial of San Volfango
See also
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Venetian Slovenia
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Friuli
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Slovene Lands
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Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia