Portogruaro

Portogruaro is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 comuni, which form the Venezia Orientale with the San Donà di Piave's district.

History

Portogruaro was officially founded in 1140, when the Archbishop of Concordia, Gervinus, gave a group of fishermen (Giovanni Venerio, Arpone, Bertaldo, Borigoio, Enrico Mosca, Giovanni Salimbene) the right to settle there and build a river port. A castle had existed on the site as early as the 10th century. In 1420 its citizens requested membership of the Republic of Venice. According to Bertolini the town's foundation could be coeval to the Concordia Sagittaria's one. Under the Venetians the town retained some autonomy and was able to expand economically up until the economic decline of Venice from the 17th century onwards.

Following the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, Portogruaro was incorporated into the Austrian Empire in 1815. Apart from a brief uprising in 1848 Portogruaro remained under Austrian control until 1866 when it entered the newly unified Kingdom of Italy. Since that time the population of Portogruaro has grown from under 10,000 to around 25,000.^[2]

Main sights

Romanesque Abbey of Summaga (11th century). The church, built in 1211, has an 18th-century façade. The sacellum has frescoes from the 11th–12th centuries, depicting the Redemption, The Original Sin, The Punishment of Adam and Eve, the Crucifixion and the Final Judgement. The apse is also frescoed.
Cathedral of Saint Andrea and Bell Tower
Church of Saint Luis
Church of Saint John
Oratory of Visitation
Town Hall, a Gothic building from 1265, with a façade including later additions (c. 1512). It houses three paintings by Luigi Russolo.
Mills on the Lemene river (12th century)
Church of Sant'Agnese (13th century)
Communal Villa, a 16th-century patrician residence
A series of 14th–15th-century palaces

The Roman and medieval city of Concordia Sagittaria was located nearby.

The Acco Super Bulldozer is located in Portogruaro as well.

Economy

The main activities include the production of wine. A former large phosphates producer is now closed. The Camuffo Boatyard, founded in 1438, is one of the oldest industries around the world.

Transportation

Portogruaro-Caorle railway station

Sport

The local football club is called Calcio Portogruaro Summaga, founded in 1990, and plays in the third Italian league (Lega Pro).

Twin towns

Marmande, France, since 1987
Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain, since 1987

References

↑ Population data from Istat
↑ "Censimenti popolazione Portogruaro 1871-2011" (in Italian). www.tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portogruaro.

Comuni of the Metropolitan City of Venice

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 148456131 GND: 4116070-8 BNF: cb11937441v (data)

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