San Daniele del Friuli

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = San Daniele del Friuli-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di San Daniele del Friuli
name = San Daniele del Friuli

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region = Friuli-Venezia Giulia
province = Udine (UD)
elevation_m = 252
image_caption=Cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo
area_total_km2 = 34.7
population_as_of = 2007-12-31All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
population_total = 8084
population_density_km2 =
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|46|9|N|13|1|E|type:city(7,985)_region:IT
frazioni = Villanova, Cimano, Aonedis
telephone = 0432
postalcode = 33038
gentilic = Sandanielesi
saint = St. Michael Archangel and St. Daniel the Prophet
day = august 28
mayor = Gino Marco Pascolini
website = [http://www.comune.sandanieledelfriuli.ud.it/ www.comune.sandanieledelfriuli.ud.it]
mapy = 13.0167
mapx = 46.1500

San Daniele del Friuli (Friulian: "Sant Denêl") is a "comune" (municipality) 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.

San Daniele del Friuli borders the following municipalities: Dignano, Forgaria nel Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Pinzano al Tagliamento, Ragogna, Rive d'Arcano, Spilimbergo.

San Daniele is especially known as the production center of the San Daniele ham ("prosciutto"), and every summer at the end of June there is the Aria di Festa, an event about ham. It is also considered the capital of Friulian language.

Main sights

*"Guarnieriana", an old public library, founded in 1466 by Guarnerio d'Artegna, which includes a rare edition of Dante's "Inferno" from the 14th century
*Cathedral of "San Michele Arcangelo".
*Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, housing a precious frescoed chapel known as "Sistine Chapel of Friuli] ".
*Porta Gemona, designed in 1579 by Andrea Palladio in a tower which is a relic of the old medieval castle.

Demographic evolution

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Twin towns

*flagicon|AUT Millstatt, Austria, since 1985
*flagicon|FRA Altkirch, France, since 1994
*flagicon|GER Hersbruck, Germany, since 2008

References