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Municipality in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Osoppo

Osoppo

Key facts

population2,782
area22.4km²
instance ofcomune of Italy
countryItaly
capitalOsoppo
elevation above sea level185m
All data from the card 15
Country
Italy
Region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province
Udine (UD)
Frazioni
Pineta, Rivoli
• Mayor
Paolo De Simon
• Total
22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Elevation
184 m (604 ft)
• Total
2,865
• Density
129/km2 (334/sq mi)
Demonym
Osovani
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33010
Dialing code
0432
Website
Official website

Osoppo (Friulian: Osôf) is a comune in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Udine.

Osoppo borders the following municipalities: Buja, Forgaria nel Friuli, Gemona del Friuli, Majano, San Daniele del Friuli, Trasaghis.

Osoppo hosts a large fortress, now an historical attraction. It played a large role in the defense of Venice against the Austrians in the late 1850s during the time of the Italian Unification of Italy. It was shortly after one of the main battles at this fortress that Leonardo Andervolti composed his treatise, Meritorious Champions of Italian Independence, a eulogy to a mythical figure, Enrico Ulissi.

Twin towns

Osoppo is twinned with:

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