Nimis

This article is about the town in Italy. For the series of wooden sculptures situated along the coast of Skåne County, Sweden, see Ladonia (micronation). For the Romanian village of Nima, called Néme in Hungarian, see Mintiu Gherlii.

Nimis
—  Comune  —
Comune di Nimis
Sedilis and Ramandolo
Coat of arms
Nimis Location of Nimis in Italy
Coordinates: 46°12′N 13°16′E / 46.2°N 13.267°E / 46.2; 13.267
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Cergneu, Chialminis, Monteprato, Nongruella, Pecolle, Ramandolo, Tamar, Torlano, Vallemontana
Area
– Total	33 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Population (30 September 2008)
– Total	2,862
– Density	86.7/km2 (224.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Nimesi or Nimensi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33045
Dialing code	0432
Patron saint	Sts. Gervasius and Protasius
Saint day	8 September
Website	Official website

Nimis (Slovene: Neme) is a town and comune of 2,817 located in the Italian province of Udine, about near to the border with Slovenia. It is situated at the foot of Mount Bernadia, home to a World War I Italian fort and a sweet white wine, Ramandolo.

The town is bordered by the comuni of Attimis, Lusevera, Povoletto, Reana del Rojale, Taipana and Tarcento. According to the 1971 census, 25.4% of the population are Slovenes, but these are located mainly on some villages on the surrounding hills and not in the main town and the rest of the plain.

It was founded by the ancient Romans, its name deriving from the Latin word "Nemus". After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it housed a castrum, mentioned by Paul the Deacon in his Historia Langobardorum. In World War II, the town was burned by the SS, due to the presence of partisan brigades in the area.

External links

• Ramandolo Protection Consortium
• Mountain Community Photogalley
• Italianmade.com Article on Ramandolo wine