Porcia () is a (municipality) in the
Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the
Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region of
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia () is one of the 20 regions of Italy and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The regional capital is Trieste on the Gulf of Trieste, a bay of the Adriatic Sea.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia has an area of and a ...
, located about northwest of
Trieste
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and about west of
Pordenone
Pordenone (; Venetian language, Venetian and ) is a city and (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the capital of the Province of Pordenone, Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone.
The name comes from Lati ...
.
Main sights
*The castle, residence from the 12th century of the
Porcia family Porcia may refer to:
People
*Porcia gens, ancient Roman family
**Porcia (wife of Brutus)
**Porcia (sister of Cato the Younger)
*Ferdinando Porcia (1835–1896), Italian painter
*Francesco Porcia (1531–1612), Italian painter
Others
*Valerian ...
(Counts, later Princes)
*Torre dell'Orologio ("Watch Tower")
*Villa Correr-Dolfin (late 17th – early 18th centuries)
*Church of St. George, known from 1262. It has a standing unfinished bell tower.
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Porcia is
twinned with:
*
Spittal an der Drau
Spittal an der Drau is a town in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia (state), Carinthia. It is the administrative centre of Spittal an der Drau District, Austria's second largest district (''Districts of Austria, Bezirk'') b ...
, Austria
*
Berettyóújfalu
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, Hungary
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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