Zoppola
| Zoppola | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Zoppola | ||
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  Zoppola Location of Zoppola in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 12°46′E / 45.967°N 12.767°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Province | Pordenone (PN) | |
| Frazioni | Castions, Cusano, Murlis, Orcenico Inferiore, Orcenico Superiore, Ovoledo, Poincicco | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Francesca Papais | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,608 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Zoppolani | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 33080 | |
| Dialing code | 0434 | |
| Patron saint | Saint Martin | |
| Saint day | November 11 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Zoppola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Trieste and about 9 kilometres (6 miles) east of Pordenone.
The Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini wrote a poem called Le gioie di Orcenico ("The joys of Orcenico"), since he lived in Casarsa della Delizia, not far from Zoppola's frazione (hamlet) of Orcenico from 1943 to 1949.
Main sights
- Castle of the Panciera Counts (14th century), owned by the patriarch of Aquileia and Cardinal Antonio Panciera. The inner court has frescoes by Pomponio Amalteo
- Church of San Martino
- Church of San Michele, in the frazione of Ovoledo, with 16th-century frescoes and paintings
- Church of Sant'Andrea at Castions, with two canvasses by Amalteo and one by Antonio Carneo
International relations
Zoppola is twinned with:
Tonneins, France, since 1981
Sankt Georgen am Längsee, Austria, since 1996
People
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