Sesto al Reghena () is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, 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 in the lower Friulian-Venetian plain about northwest of

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and about southeast of

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian language, Venetian and ) is a city and (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the capital of the Province of Pordenone, Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone. The name comes from Lati ...

. Sesto al Reghena borders the following municipalities:

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, Gruaro,

Morsano al Tagliamento Morsano al Tagliamento (Standard Friulian: , Western Friulian: ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about east of Por ...

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. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Main sights

Sights include: * The

Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis The Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis ( Italian: ''Abbazia di Santa Maria in Silvis'') is a monastery in the centre of Sesto al Reghena, in the province of Pordenone, Northeastern Italy. History The abbey, founded around 730–735 AD, belonged to th ...

, a

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monastery built in the 8th century * Villa Freschi, a Venetian villa from the 18th century in the locality of Ramuscello * All Saint's Church, a

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from the 1300 located in Bagnarola * The fountain of Venchiaredo, a literary place in

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, celebrated by Italian writer

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and rediscovered by Italian poet

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* Church of Saint Peter, originally medieval small church with a

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of the fifteenth century portraying the

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and

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* Small Church of St. Anthony of Padua (Sesto al Reghena), a

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church located in a private property

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia Borghi più belli d'Italia {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-geo-stub