Forni di Sopra

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Forni di Sopra
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Forni di Sopra (Italy)
Forni di Sopra
Country Italy
region Friuli Venezia Giulia
Coordinates 46 ° 25 '  N , 12 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 25 '0 "  N , 12 ° 35' 0"  E
height 907  m slm
surface 81 km²
Residents 910 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 33024
prefix 0433
ISTAT number 030041
Popular name Fornesi
Patron saint Mary sacrifice
Website http://www.fornidisopra.org/

Forni di Sopra ( Furlanic For Disore ) is a municipality in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region with 910 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). Forni lies on the border with the province of Belluno . The Tagliamento has its source at the Mauria Pass on the border between Friuli and Belluno.

Settled in pre-Roman times, the "Forni Savorgnani" were first mentioned in 778 .

The modern village consists of three fractions: Andrazza, Cella and Vico.

Forni lives mainly from tourism, as the surrounding mountains, the Friulian Dolomites , are popular with mountaineers and skiers. Forni is also a member of the Alpine Pearls , which advocate environmentally friendly mobility in the Alpine region.

Neighboring communities Fornis are Cimolais , Claut , Domegge di Cadore , Forni di Sotto , Lorenzago di Cadore , Sauris , Vigo di Cadore .

Personalities

  • Giovanni Maria Anciuti (* 1674 Forni di Sopra, Udine, † 1744 Milan), in his day leading instrument maker of woodwind instruments in Venice and Milan. He built u. a. Recorders, baroque oboes and tenor oboes, which are now exhibited in many European museums and are still used as templates for historical replicas.
    See collection of the “Victoria and Albert Museum”, London Baroque oboe made of ivory.

literature

  • Roberta Costantini, Fulvio Dell'Agnese, Micol Duca, Antonella Favaro, Monica Nicoli, Alessio Pasian: Friuli-Venezia Giulia. I luoghi dell'arte . Bruno Fachin Editore, Trieste, p. 197
Alley in the main town Vico

Web links

Commons : Forni di Sopra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Holidays in Forni di Sopra with the mobility guarantee of the Alpine Pearls. Retrieved March 24, 2017 .
  3. ↑ JSTOR 41701495
  4. ↑ collections.vam.ac.uk