Attimis (; ; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the

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region of

Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia () is one of the 20 regions of Italy and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The regional capital is Trieste on the Gulf of Trieste, a bay of the Adriatic Sea. Friuli-Venezia Giulia has an area of and a ...

, located about northwest of

Trieste Trieste ( , ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the Province of Trieste, ...

and about northeast of

Udine Udine ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity ...

. Attimis borders the following municipalities:

Faedis Faedis () is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. Faedis borders the fo ...

Nimis Nimis () is a town and (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, Friuli, in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, near the border with Slovenia. It is located at the foot of Mount Bernadia, home to a ...

Povoletto Povoletto () is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of ...

, Taipana.

Main sights

Attimis is home to a medieval archaeological museum.

People

The

Attems The House of Attems (Attimis in Italian) is the name of an ancient and illustrious Parliamentary sovereignty, parliamentary family from Friuli that held the titles of princes, counts and barons. The family, from the native castle of Attimis, branc ...

noble family originates from the Fortress of Attimis. Puerto Rican songwriter and musician

Tony Croatto Hermes Davide Fastino Croatto Martinis (2 March 1940 – 3 April 2005), better known as Tony Croatto, was an Italian singer and composer best known for his interpretations of Spanish folkloric songs and music from Puerto Rico. His musical care ...

was born in Attimis.

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia Articles which contain graphical timelines {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-geo-stub