Chiopris-Viscone () is a (municipality) in the
Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the
Italian
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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
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and about southeast 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 ...
. It is formed by the two (boroughs) of Chiopris, which is the municipal seat, and Viscone.
Chiopris-Viscone borders the following municipalities:
Cormons
Cormons or Cormòns (; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia.
Cor ...
,
Medea
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,
San Giovanni al Natisone,
San Vito al Torre
San Vito al Torre (; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine.
San Vito al Torre borders the following m ...
,
Trivignano Udinese.
Until 1918, Chiopris-Viscone was part of the
Austria-Hungary
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, until it was given to Italy. However, in 1923 it was detached from the province of Gorizia and assigned to the province of Udine.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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