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San Daniele del Friuli

San Daniele del Friuli

Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

San Daniele del Friuli (Friulian: Sant Denêl) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Udine, in the Italian region of 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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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 eponymous prosciutto.[3] The product is celebrated every summer at the end of June during the Aria di Festa.[4]

Main sights

  • Biblioteca Guarneriana, 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

Culture

Sports

San Daniele is home to a semi-professional football team, A.S.D. San Daniele Calcio,[5] which currently plays in the Prima Categoria level of Italian football. The Team plays its home matches at the Lino Zanussi Stadium.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

San Daniele del Friuli is twinned with:

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. [3]
    Prosciutto di San Daniele
  4. [4]
    "Home". ariadifesta.it.
  5. [5]
    A.S.D. San Daniele
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