| Venzone | |
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| Comune di Venzone | |
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Venzone
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Udine (UD) |
| Frazioni | Pioverno, Portis, Carnia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amedeo Pascolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.6 km2 (21.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,217 |
| • Density | 40.6/km2 (105.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Venzonesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 33010 |
| Dialing code | 0432 |
| Website | Official website |
Venzone (Friulian: Vençon, Slovene: Pušja vas) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 30 km north of Udine.
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Venzone is mentioned for the first time in 923 AD as Clausas de Albiciones, and 1001 in a diplom by Otto III.
The local lord had it surrounded by a massive double line of walls starting from 1258. Venzone was acquired by the Patriarchate of Aquileia in 1336. In 1351 it became part of Austria and, together with the whole Friuli, from 1420 was ruled by the Republic of Venice. After a period under the Austrian domination, it was annexed to the newly formed Kingdom of Italy in 1866.
Venzone was almost entirely destroyed by the earthquake that struck Friuli in 1976, being rebuilt in the following year. The reconstruction has finished in the '90, with the Duomo.