Porcia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Comune in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Porcia

45°58′N 12°37′E / 45.967°N 12.617°E / 45.967; 12.617CountryItalyRegionFriuli Venezia GiuliaProvincePordenone (PN)FrazioniPalse, Pieve, Rondover, Rorai Piccolo, Sant'Antonio, Spinazzedo, TalponedoGovernment

• MayorGiuseppe GaiarinArea

^[1]

• Total29.5 km² (11.4 sq mi)Elevation

29 m (95 ft)Population

(30 April 2008)^[2]

• Total15,142 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)DemonymPurliliesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

33080

Dialing code0434Patron saintSt. GeorgeSaint dayApril 23WebsiteOfficial website

Porcia (pronounced [porˈtʃiːa]) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Pordenone.

Main sights

The castle, residence from the 12th century of the Porcia family (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 44-metre (144 ft) standing unfinished bell tower.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Porcia is twinned with:

Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Berettyóújfalu, Hungary

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.