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Provinces of Fruili Venezia Guilia: Udine

The town is situated 113 m. above sea level at the foot of a hill dominated by the castle, on the wide alluvial plain of the Tagliamento river.

Despite its probable Roman origin, it was thought to be founded in 983 (document of Emperor Otto). The Patriarchs of Aquileia had their seat here after 1238 on. Often at war with Cividale and Venice, it was conquered by the latter in 1420 and shared its fortunes till the Napoleonic era (1797). After the Congress of Vienna it became a Hapsburg dominion until 1866 when, following the 3rd War of Independence, it was united with Italy.

Monuments: in the 16th-century Piazza della Libertà, at the foot of the castle, is Palazzo del Comune (15th century Gothic Venetian style), Porticato di S. Giovanni, an elegant Renaissance loggia (16th century), Torre dell'Orologio (16th century clock tower); not far away stands the Duomo (14th century, restructured in the 18th century, with a rich interior), with the adjacent Oratorio della Purita (18th ... Read More...