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Paluzza
Paluzza (, ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Geography It is located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine, in the historic Carnia region of Friuli, close to the border with Austria at Plöcken Pass (). Paluzza borders the following municipalities: Arta Terme, Cercivento, Comeglians, Forni Avoltri, Kötschach-Mauthen (Austria), Lesachtal (Austria), Paularo, Ravascletto, Rigolato, Sutrio, Treppo Ligosullo. The municipal area comprises the ''frazioni'' of Casteons, Cleulis, Englaro, Naunina, Rivo, and Timau (), where a particular variant of the Southern Bavarian dialect is spoken. A local term in the Bavarian language for "hello" is pfiati. Sights include the ''Torre Moscarda'', a surviving structure of a castle (''Castrum Moscardum'') built here by the Patriarch of Aquileia This is a list of bishops and patriarchs of Aquileia in northeastern Italy. For the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Plöcken Pass
Plöcken Pass (, ) is a high mountain pass in the Carnic Alps mountain range at the border between the Austrian state of Carinthia (state), Carinthia and the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. It links the market town of Kötschach-Mauthen in the Carinthian Gail (river), Gail Valley with the Paluzza municipality in the Carnia region of Friuli. A few miles to the west along the ridge is Mt. Coglians, with the highest peak of the Carnic and Gailtal Alps. Before reaching the upper Gail Valley, the pass road also crosses the lower Gailbergsattel at in the north. History The Italian name derives from Latin ''Monte Crucis'' ("mountain of the cross"), a denotation of the pass in mediæval times. The valley of the Gail River had been a settlement area since the Neolithic era, and a bridle path probably existed already in the Bronze Age. Roman Empire, Roman forces under General Tiberius rebuilt the path as a Roman roads, road after the incorporation of the Noricum province in 15 BC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
