Spilimbergo
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Country | Italy | |
region | Friuli Venezia Giulia | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 7 ' N , 12 ° 54' 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.
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
- Nada Cristofoli (* 1971), racing cyclist
- Daniele D'Agaro (* 1958), jazz saxophonist
- Irene di Spilimbergo (1540–1559), Renaissance artist
- Umberto Zannier (* 1957), mathematician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ http://scuolamosaicistifriuli.it/