Zoppola

Zoppola
—  Comune  —
Comune di Zoppola
Coat of arms
Zoppola Location of Zoppola in Italy
Coordinates: 45°58′N 12°46′E / 45.967°N 12.767°E / 45.967; 12.767
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PN)
Frazioni	Castions, Cusano, Murlis, Orcenico Inferiore, Orcenico Superiore, Ovoledo, Poincicco
Government
- Mayor	Angelo Masotti Cristofoli
Area
- Total	45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population (March 2009)
- Total	8,519
- Density	187.6/km2 (486/sq mi)
Demonym	Zoppolani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33080
Dialing code	0434
Patron saint	Saint Martin
Saint day	November 11th
Website	Official website

Zoppola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 9 km east of Pordenone.

To Orcenico Superiore the Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini dedicated a poem called le gioie di Orcenico (the joys of Orcenico), since he lived in Casarsa della Delizia from 1943 to 1949.

Main sights

• Castle of the Panciera Counts (14th century), owned by the patriarch of Aquileia and Cardinal Antonio Panciera. The inner court has frescoes by Pomponio Amalteo
• Church of San Martino
• Church of San Michele, in the frazione of Ovoledo, with 16th century frescoes and paintings
• Church of Sant'Andrea at Castions, with two canvasses by Amalteo and one by Antonio Carneo

Twin Cities

• Tonneins, France, since 1981
• Sankt Georgen am Längsee, Austria, since 1996

People

• Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini

References

External links

• Official website