Pontebba

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official_name = Pontebba
name = Pontebba
region = Friuli-Venezia Giulia
province = Province of Udine (UD)
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frazioni = Aupa, Studena Alta, Studena Bassa, Pietratagliata
telephone = 0428
postalcode = 33016
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Pontebba ( _fu. Ponteibe, _de. Pontafel, _sl. Tablja) is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is located about 100 km northwest of Trieste and about 50 km north of Udine, on the border with Austria. As of 31 December 2004, Pontebba had a population of 1,683 and an area of 97.7 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.] The municipality contains the "frazioni" (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aupa, Frattis, Laglesie San Leopoldo, Studena Alta, Studena Bassa and Pietratagliata.

Pontebba borders the following municipalities: Dogna in the south, Hermagor-Pressegger See (Austria) in the north, Malborghetto Valbruna in the east and Moggio Udinese in the west.

History

Pontebba, named after "Ponte" meaning "bridge" in Italian, is situated at the confluence of the "Pontebbana" creek and the "Fella" river, itself a tributary to the Tagliamento. Since the 10th century the "Pontebbana" formed the border between the March of Verona, former Duchy of Friuli and the Duchy of Carinthia. In the 15th century the Pontebba settlement south of the creek belonged to the Republic of Venice, it was twinned with the northern "Pontafel", part of Inner Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.

After World War I by the order of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919) the border was shifted north to the town of Tarvisio. Pontebba and Pontafel merged in 1924. During World War II, the rail road line through the town was the target of heavy aerial bombardment by the United States Army Air Forces as it was used by Germany to transport supplies to Italy. However, the aerial bombardment did not succeed in damaging the rail line, which is still in use today.

Sports

"Aquile Friuli-Venezia Giulia", the region's flagship ice hockey team, plays its home games at the "PalaVuerich" arena in Pontebba and is affiliated with the local ice sports society "Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba". The team is a member of the Serie A and won the 2008 Italian Cup.

Demographic evolution

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Transportation

Pontebba can be reached via the "A23" autostrada, European route E55, running from Palmanova and the "A4" to Tarvisio and the Austrian A2 Süd Autobahn, as well as by the parallel "Strada Statale 13 Pontebbana". Here the "Strade Provinciale 110" to the Naßfeld Pass ( _it. Passo di Pramollo) branches off.

The Pontebba train station is at the new "Pontebbana" railway line from Udine to Tarvisio and the Austrian border. Opened in 2000 it replaces the old "k.k. Staatsbahn Tarvis-Pontafel" built in 1879.

Notable people

*Adele Faccio, politician, born in Pontebba on November 13, 1920, died on February 8, 2007 in Rome

References

External links

* [http://www.comune.pontebba.ud.it/sito/index.htm www.comune.pontebba.ud.it/sito/index.htm]