Fagagna () is a (municipality) in the
Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the
Italian
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region
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 northwest 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 ...
. As of 2011, it had a population of 6,279 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ...
. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
The municipality of Fagagna contains the (boroughs) Ciconicco, Villalta, San Giovanni in Colle, Battaglia, and Madrisio. Fagagna borders the following municipalities:
Basiliano
Basiliano (; known until 1923 as ''Pasian Schiavonesco'' or ''Pasian Sclavonesc'') is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and abou ...
,
Colloredo di Monte Albano
Colloredo di Monte Albano () 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 northwest of Udine.
History
The Roman villa at M ...
,
Martignacco
Martignacco () 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 northwest of Udine.
Martignacco borders the following municipalit ...
,
Mereto di Tomba,
Moruzzo
Moruzzo () 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 northwest of Udine. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2, ...
,
Rive d'Arcano
Rive d'Arcano () is a (municipality) in the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine. As of 31 December 2 ...
,
San Vito di Fagagna.
It is well known among nature-lovers for being the municipality which holds the nature reserve which bred the
critically endangered
An IUCN Red List critically endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of December 2023, of t ...
Northern
Bald Ibis
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The small bird genus ''Geronticus'' belongs to the ibis subfamily Threskiornithinae. Its name is derived from the Greek ''gérontos'' (γέρωντος, "old man") in reference to the bald head of these dark-plumaged birds; in English, ...
or Waldrapp, from which 37 of the many individuals present were released in 2014 (under somewhat mysterious circumstances).
[https://www.ilgazzettino.it/nordest/udine/ibis_eremita_oasi_fagagna_fuggiti-380204.html/ Italian website report on release of Northern Bald Ibises]
The local festival held every September includes two traditional events which attract tourists: the donkey race (since 1891), and the , theatre performances given by the inhabitants of the four , the districts of the town, on the main square.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.fagagna.ud.it/
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Borghi più belli d'Italia
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