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San Daniele del Friuli

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
252 m (827 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Udine

Region
  
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Dialling code
  
0432

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Udine (UD)

Demonym(s)
  
Sandanielesi

Area
  
34.7 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 3:52 PM

Postal code
  
33038

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Frazioni
  
Villanova, Cimano, Aonedis, Soprapaludo

Weather
  
19°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 39% Humidity

San daniele del friuli


San Daniele del Friuli (Friulian: Sant Denêl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Udine.

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Map of 33038 San Daniele del Friuli Province of Udine, Italy

San Daniele del Friuli borders these municipalities: Dignano, Forgaria nel Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ragogna, Rive d'Arcano, and Spilimbergo.

San Daniele is best known as the production center of the San Daniele prosciutto. The prosciutto is celebrated every summer at the end of June during the Aria di Festa.

Main sights

  • Guarnieriana, an old public library, founded in 1466 by Guarnerio d'Artegna, which includes a rare edition of Dante's Inferno from the 14th century
  • Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo
  • Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, housing a precious frescoed chapel known as the "Sistine Chapel of Friuli"
  • Porta Gemona, designed in 1579 by Andrea Palladio in a tower which is a relic of the old medieval castle

    • Sister cities

  • Altkirch, France (1985)
  • Millstatt, Austria (1994)
  • Hersbruck, Germany (2008)

    • References

    San Daniele del Friuli Wikipedia
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