Osoppo
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Osoppo 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 25 km northwest of Udine
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,973 and an area of 22.2 km².
The municipality of Osoppo contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pineta and Rivoli.
Osoppo borders the following municipalities: Buja
, Forgaria nel Friuli
, Gemona del Friuli
, Majano
, San Daniele del Friuli
, Trasaghis
.
Osoppo hosts a large fortress (La Fortezza o Rocca di Osoppo), 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 Risorgimento, the struggle for the unification and independence of Italy. It was shortly after one of the main battles at this fortress that Leonardo Andervolti composed his famous treatise, Meritorious Champions of Italian Independence, a eulogy to a mythical figure, Enrico Ulissi. The patriot Andervolti, from nearby Spilimbergo
, remains famous in the collective imagination of Italians for his heroic struggles in this time period.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Udine
Province of Udine
The Province of Udine is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, bordering Austria and Slovenia. Its capital is the city of Udine....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
and about 25 km northwest of Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,973 and an area of 22.2 km².
The municipality of Osoppo contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pineta and Rivoli.
Osoppo borders the following municipalities: Buja
Buja
Buja is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine...
, Forgaria nel Friuli
Forgaria nel Friuli
Forgaria nel Friuli is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine...
, Gemona del Friuli
Gemona del Friuli
Gemona del Friuli is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine....
, Majano
Majano
Majano is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine....
, San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine....
, Trasaghis
Trasaghis
Trasaghis is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine...
.
Osoppo hosts a large fortress (La Fortezza o Rocca di Osoppo), now an historical attraction. It played a large role in the defense of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
against the Austrians in the late 1850s during the time of the Italian Risorgimento, the struggle for the unification and independence of Italy. It was shortly after one of the main battles at this fortress that Leonardo Andervolti composed his famous treatise, Meritorious Champions of Italian Independence, a eulogy to a mythical figure, Enrico Ulissi. The patriot Andervolti, from nearby Spilimbergo
Spilimbergo
Spilimbergo is a town, with a population of 11,635, located northeast of Venice in the province of Pordenone in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy...
, remains famous in the collective imagination of Italians for his heroic struggles in this time period.