Spilimbergo

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Spilimbergo
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Spilimbergo (Italy)
Spilimbergo
Country Italy
region Friuli Venezia Giulia
Coordinates 46 ° 7 '  N , 12 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 6 '44 "  N , 12 ° 54' 4"  E
height 132  m slm
surface 72 km²
Residents 12,103 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 168 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 33097
prefix 0427
ISTAT number 093044
Popular name Spilimberghesi
Patron saint San Rocco
Website Spilimbergo

Spilimbergo (Friulian Spilimbèrc , German Spengenberg ) is a small town in Friuli in northern Italy . It is located west of the Tagliamento on a plateau and has 12,103 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Attractions

The Gothic cathedral was built between 1284 and 1359; In addition to frescoes that are worth seeing , you can also admire an organ from the 16th century and a crypt from the Romanesque period.

The Castle of Spenge Berger - of this generation stems also the name of the city here - includes a number of buildings from different eras. Parts of the facade are decorated with frescoes, which is why the castle is nicknamed "Palazzo dipinto" (painted palace).

The city was under Habsburg rule from 1278 to 1509 .

  • The Tagliamento River in the foreground and the city of Spilimbergo in the background.

  • In the old town of Spilimbergo.

  • A passage through a tower with a lion of St. Mark in the center of Spilimbergo at night.

The mosaic school

Ancient mosaic techniques are taught in the mosaic school. The history of local mosaic art goes back to the end of the 17th century when stonemasons and floor layers from the villages around Spilimbergo worked on the construction sites in Venice . The institute makes mosaics that decorate airports, universities, royal palaces and cathedrals. A collection of cardboard boxes and mosaic work is kept in the institute.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Spilimbergo  - 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. ↑ http://scuolamosaicistifriuli.it/