Fogliano Redipuglia (Italian: [foʎˈʎaːno rediˈpuʎʎa]; Bisiacco: Foian Redipuia; Friulian: Foian Redipulie; Slovene: Foljan-Sredipolje, German: Radepollach) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Gorizia.
Fogliano Redipuglia | |
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| Comune di Fogliano Redipuglia | |
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Location of Fogliano Redipuglia  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°52′N 13°29′E / 45.867°N 13.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Gorizia (GO) |
| Frazioni | Fogliano, Polazzo, Redipuglia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cristiana Pisano |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 3,058 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 34070 |
| Dialing code | 0481 |
| Website | Official website |
Fogliano Redipuglia borders the following municipalities: Doberdò del Lago, Gradisca d'Isonzo, Ronchi dei Legionari, Sagrado, San Pier d'Isonzo, Villesse.
World War I memorial
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Fogliano Redipuglia lies at the eastern end of the shifting front of the Italian Campaign against Austria-Hungary (and Germany) in World War I, and today is home to Italy's largest war memorial on Monte Sei Busi in Redipuglia.
The huge war memorial from 1938 contains the corpses of 39,857 identified Italian soldiers, and 69,330 unidentified. In a nearby cemetery are buried another around 14,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers. Trench fortifications can be seen next to the war memorial, as well as a display of large World War I artillery pieces.
Pope Francis visited Redipuglia's military memorial on 13 September 2014 to mark the centenary of World War I to pray for those who died in all wars.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "News from the Vatican - News about the Church - Vatican News". Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "Pope Francis warns on 'piecemeal World War III'". BBC News. 13 September 2014.
- ^ homily at http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-francis-homily-at-the-world-war-i-memorial-in-redipuglia
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