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Portogruaro (, ) is a town and ''
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'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice,
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, northern
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. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 ''comuni'', which form the Venezia Orientale with the San Donà di Piave district.


History

Portogruaro was officially founded in 1140, when the Archbishop of Concordia, Gervinus, gave a group of fishermen (Giovanni Venerio, Arpone, Bertaldo, Borigoio, Enrico Mosca, Giovanni Salimbene) the right to settle there and build a river port. A castle had existed on the site as early as the 10th century. In 1420, after centuries under Patria del Friuli, was conquered by the Republic of Venice. According to Bertolini the town's foundation could be coeval to the Concordia Sagittaria's one. Under the Venetians the town retained some autonomy and was able to expand economically up until the economic decline of Venice from the 17th century onwards. Following the upheavals of the
Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...
, Portogruaro was incorporated into the
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in 1815. Apart from a brief uprising in 1848 Portogruaro remained under Austrian control until 1866 when it entered the newly unified
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. Since that time the population of Portogruaro has grown from under 10,000 to around 25,000.


Main sights

* Romanesque Abbey of Summaga (11th century). The church, built in 1211, has an 18th-century façade. The sacellum has frescoes from the 11th–12th centuries, depicting the ''Redemption'', ''The Original Sin'', ''The Punishment of Adam and Eve'', the ''Crucifixion'' and the ''Final Judgement''. The apse is also frescoed. * Cathedral of Saint Andrea and Bell Tower * Church of Saint Luis * Church of Saint John * Oratory of Visitation * Town Hall, a Gothic building from 1265, with a façade including later additions (). It houses three paintings by Luigi Russolo. * Mills on the Lemene river (12th century) * Church of ''Sant'Agnese'' (13th century) * Communal Villa, a 16th-century patrician residence * A series of 14th–15th-century palaces The Roman and medieval city of Concordia Sagittaria was located nearby. * The Acco Super Bulldozer is located in Portogruaro as well.


Economy

A former large
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s producer is now closed. The Camuffo Boatyard, founded in 1438, is one of the oldest industries in the world.


Agriculture

In the "frazioni" of Lison e Pradipozzo are produced several wines which are exported all around the world: * Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot riserva * Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet riserva * Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet franc * Lison-Pramaggiore Refosco dal peduncolo rosso * Lison-Pramaggiore Verduzzo * Lison-Pramaggiore Sauvignon * Lison-Pramaggiore Chardonnay * Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot * Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet * Lison-Pramaggiore Pinot Bianco * Lison-Pramaggiore Tocai italico * Lison-Pramaggiore Pinot grigio * Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet sauvignon * Lison-Pramaggiore Riesling italico * Lison-Pramaggiore Tocai italico classico * Lison-Pramaggiore Merlot rosato * Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet sauvignon riserva * Lison-Pramaggiore Cabernet franc riserva


Transport

* Portogruaro-Caorle railway station


Sport

The local football club is called Calcio Portogruaro Summaga, founded in 1990, and plays in the fourth Italian league (Serie D).


Notable people

* Antonio Carnio, 17th-century painter * Nicolò Bettoni (1770-1842), editor (published ''Dei sepolcri'' by Ugo Foscolo) * Lorenzo Buffon (1929-), goalkeeper * Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838), poet and librettist * Giulio Camillo Delminio (1480-1544), humanist and philosopher * Fortunato Pasquetti (1690-1773), painter * Luigi Russolo (1885-1947), composer and painter


Twin towns

* Marmande, France, since 1987 * Ejea de los Caballeros,
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, since 1987


Climate


References


External links


Official websiteWebcam in ''Piazza della Repubblica''Satellite image
from Google Maps
Museo Nazionale Concordiese in Portogruaro
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Veneto