San Daniele del Friuli ( fur, Sant Denêl) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine 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 prov ...

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 ...

. San Daniele del Friuli borders these municipalities:

Dignano Dignano ( fur, Dignan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Udine. Dignano borders the following municipalities: Coseano, ...

, Forgaria nel Friuli,

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 ...

Osoppo Osoppo ( fur, Osôf) 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. Osoppo borders the following municipalities: Buja, F ...

Pinzano al Tagliamento Pinzano al Tagliamento ( fur, Pinçan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Pordenone. Pinzano al Tagliamento borders t ...

Ragogna Ragogna ( fur, Ruvigne) 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. Ragogna borders the following municipalities: Forgar ...

Rive d'Arcano Rive d'Arcano ( fur, Rives Darcjan) 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a populatio ...

, and

Spilimbergo Spilimbergo (german: Spengenberg; fur, Spilimberc or ) is a ''comune'' with a population of 11,961, located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, in northern Italy, on the right side of the Tagliamento river. The town is notable as the home of the ...

. San Daniele is best known as the production center of the San Daniele

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The prosciutto is celebrated every summer at the end of June during the Aria di Festa.

Main sights

* Biblioteca Guarneriana, an old public library, founded in 1466 by Guarnerio d'Artegna, which includes a rare edition of

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's ''

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'' from the 14th century *Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo *Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, housing a precious frescoed chapel known as the "

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of Friuli" *Porta Gemona, designed in 1579 by

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in a tower which is a relic of the old medieval castle

Culture

Sports

San Daniele is home to a semi-professional football team, A.S.D. San Daniele CalcioA.S.D. San Daniele
/ref> which currently plays in the

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level of Italian football. The Team plays its home matches at the

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Stadium.

Sister cities

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(1985) *

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(1994) *

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(2008)

References

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