Zoppola
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| Zoppola | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Province of Pordenone (PN) |
| Mayor | Angelo MASOTTI CRISTOFOLI |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Area | 45.4 km² (18 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 8,231 |
| - Density | 181/km² (469/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | zoppolani |
| Dialing code | 0434 |
| Postal code | 33080 |
| Frazioni | Castions, Cusano, Murlis, Orcenico Inferiore, Orcenico Superiore, Ovoledo, Poincicco, Policreta, Cevraia, Ponte Meduna |
| Patron | St. Martin |
| - Day | November 11th |
| Website: www.comune.zoppola.pn.it/ | |
Zoppola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 9 km east of Pordenone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,231 and an area of 45.4 km².[1]
The municipality of Zoppola contains ten frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets), that are Castions di Zoppola, Cusano, Murlis, Orcenico Inferiore, Orcenico Superiore, Ovoledo, Poincicco, Policreta, Cevraia and Ponte Meduna.
To Orcenico Superiore the italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini dedicated a poetry called le gioie di Orcenico (the joys of Orcenico), since he lived in Casarsa della Delizia from 1943 to 1949.
Zoppola borders the following municipalities: Arzene, Casarsa della Delizia, Cordenons, Fiume Veneto, Pordenone, San Giorgio della Richinvelda.
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