San Leonardo ( sl, Svet Lienart, or also ; fur, San Lenàrt) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Italian
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region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of
Trieste
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and about east 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 ...
, and borders the following municipalities:
Grimacco,
San Pietro al Natisone
San Pietro al Natisone ( sl, Špeter Slovenov, in the local dialect: ; ; la, Sancti Petri Sclavorum) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine, a ...
,
Savogna
Savogna ( sl, Sovodnje (locally ); fur, Savogne) 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. ...
,
Stregna, and
Prepotto
Prepotto ( sl, Prapotno; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about east of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 8 ...
.
San Leonardo localities include: Altana-''Utana'', Camugna-''Kamunja'', Cemur-''Čemur'', Cernizza-''Čarnica'', Cisgne-''Čišnje'', Clastra-''Hlastra'', Cosizza-''Kosca'', Cravero-''Kravar'', Crostù-''Hrastovije'', Dolegna-''Dolenjane'', Grobbia-''Grobje'', Iainich-''Jagnjed'', Iesizza-''Jesičje'', Iessegna-''Jesenje'', Merso di Sopra-''Gorenja Miersa'', Merso di Sotto-''Dolenja Miersa'', Osgnetto-''Ošnije'', Ovizza-''Ovica'', Picig-''Pičič'', Picon-''Pikon'', Podcravero-''Podkravar'', Postacco-''Puostak'', Precot-''Prehod'', Scrutto-''Škrutove'', Seuza-''Seucè'', Ussivizza-''Ušiuca'', Zabrida-''Zabardo'', Zamir-''Zamier''.
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Municipalities in ItalyMunicipal hall is located in Merso di Sopra.
Ethnic composition
89.2% of the population in San Leonardo were
Slovenes
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according to the census 1971.
[Thomas, Lee; Lokar A. (1977)]
Socioeconomic structure of the Slovene population in Italy
Slovene Studies
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, Chicago, Illinois, p.28.
People
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Edi Bucovaz, founder of the Slovene popular music band ''
Beneški fantje''
*
Luigi Faidutti
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, political leader of the
Friuli
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ans in the
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
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See also
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Venetian Slovenia
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*
Friuli
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*
Slovene Lands
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References
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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