Forni Avoltri

Forni Avoltri
Country	Italy
region	Friuli Venezia Giulia
Coordinates	46 ° 35 '  N , 12 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 35 '0 "  N , 12 ° 47' 0"  E
height	888  m slm
surface	80.71 km²
Residents	551 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	7 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	33020
prefix	0433
ISTAT number	030040
Popular name	Fornetti or Avoltrini
Patron saint	Lawrence of Rome
Website	www.comune.forni-avoltri.ud.it

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Forni Avoltri (in German: Ovens ; in Furlan : For Davôtri ; in the local dialect : For Davùatri ) is a municipality with 551 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the northern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia .

geography

Forni Avoltri is the last municipality in Val Degano before the border with Veneto . The village is located north of Carnia , making it the northernmost municipality in the region.

Attractions

• Chiesa di San Lorenzo - the church is in Forni and dates from the 17th century. It was restored in 1870.
• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista - the church is in Frassenetto and was built in 1346. It was restored in 1745.
• Museo etnografico Cemuot chi erin - the ethnographic museum was established in 1992.
• Museo della grande guerra

economy

Forni Avoltri's economy is based on winter and summer tourism . The village has nine hotels , a campsite , three bed and breakfasts , two rural tourism farms and three alpine refuges . In the field of gastronomy three restaurants are available.

Sports

In Forni Avoltri there is a biathlon stadium , in which international competitions, especially in the biathlon European cup , have been held since the 1990s . In 2003 and 2013 the place hosted the Summer Biathlon World Championships , the Biathlon European Championships 2003 and 1997 the Biathlon Junior World Championships . In addition to Antholz and Ridnaun , the place is thus one of the centers of Italian biathlon.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ http://chartae-antiquae.cz/en/maps/32594

Web links

Commons : Forni Avoltri  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Tourist information at Carnia.org