San Giorgio della Richinvelda
San Giorgio della Richinvelda (Standard Friulian: San Zorç da la Richinvelde, Western Friulian: San 'Sors) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Pordenone. It has a population of 4,626 inhabitants.
San Giorgio della Richinvelda
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| Comune di San Giorgio della Richinvelda | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Giorgio della Richinvelda | |
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| Coordinates: 46°3′N 12°52′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Pordenone (PN) |
| Frazioni | Aurava, Cosa, Domanins, Pozzo, Provesano, Rauscedo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Leon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.9 km2 (18.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population (ISTAT 2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,626 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sangiorgini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33095 |
| Dialing code | 0427 |
| Website | Official website |
The seven frazioni (boroughs) that compose the municipality are Rauscedo, Domanins, Cosa, Pozzo, Provesano, Aurava and San Giorgio. Agriculture represents the most common activity of the territory.
Notable people
- Donato Casella, renaissance sculptor from Carona
- Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician, sociologist, author and professor, assassinated during the Dutch general election of 2002, owned a holiday home in the town and is buried in the cemetery of the frazione Provesano.
- Gino Pancino, cyclist
- Tarcisio Petracco
- Bertram of St. Genesius, Patriarch of Aquileia, assassinated during an ambush at San Giorgio della Richinvelda on 6 June 1350.
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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