San Giorgio della Richinvelda

San Giorgio della Richinvelda San 'Sors (Friulian)
Comune
Comune di San Giorgio della Richinvelda
Coat of arms
Location of San Giorgio della Richinvelda
46°3′N 12°52′E / 46.050°N 12.867°E / 46.050; 12.867
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PN)
Frazioni	Aurava, Cosa, Domanins, Pozzo, Provesano, Rauscedo
Government
• Mayor	Michele Leon
Area [1]
• Total	47.9 km2 (18.5 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population  (ISTAT 2014)[2]
• Total	4,626
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym	Sangiorgini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33095
Dialing code	0427
Website	Official website

San Giorgio della Richinvelda (Standard Friulian: San Zorç da la Richinvelde, Western Friulian: San 'Sors) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Pordenone. It has a population of 4,626 inhabitants.

The seven frazioni (boroughs) that compose the municipality are Rauscedo, Domanins, Cosa, Pozzo, Provesano, Aurava and San Giorgio. Agriculture represents the most common activity of the territory.

Notable people

• Donato Casella, renaissance sculptor from Carona
• Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician, sociologist, author and professor, assassinated during the Dutch general election of 2002, owned a holiday home in the town and is buried in the cemetery of the frazione Provesano.
• Gino Pancino, cyclist
• Tarcisio Petracco
• Bertram of St. Genesius, Patriarch of Aquileia, assassinated during an ambush at San Giorgio della Richinvelda on 6 June 1350.

References

External links

• Official website

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