Concordia Sagittaria is a town and comune

Comune

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in the province of Venezia, Veneto

Veneto

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, Italy

Italy

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History

The town was founded in 42 BC as Iulia Concordia by the Romans

Ancient Rome

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, where the Via Annia

Via Annia

The Via Annia was the consular Roman road through Cisalpine Gaul which linked Atria to Aquileia, passing through Patavium , then, skirting the barely-inhabited lagoon, through Altinum and Iulia Concordia...

 and the Via Postumia

Via Postumia

The Via Postumia was an ancient Roman road of northern Italy constructed in 148 BC by the consul Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus.It ran from the coast at Genua through the mountains to Dertona, Placentia and Cremona, just east of the point where it crossed the Po River...

 crossed each other. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire

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 it was part of the Lombard

Lombards

The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...

 duchy of Cividale, and later was first in the March of Friuli

March of Friuli

The March of Friuli was a Carolingian frontier march against the Slavs and Avars in the ninth and tenth centuries. It was a successor to the Lombard Duchy of Friuli....

 and then in the Patriarchate of Aquileia

Patriarchate of Aquileia (State)

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. In 1420, together with all Friuli, it was annexed by the Republic of Venice

Republic of Venice

The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...

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In 1838 it was separated from Friuli to be included in the province of Venice.

Main sights

• Trichora Martyrium (350 AD)
• Remains of the Roman Bridge (1st-2nd century AD)
• Bishop's Papalce (15th century)
• Baptistery (11th century)
• Cathedral of St. Stephen (1466)