Grimacco (Slovene: Garmak; Friulian: Grimac) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia, and borders the following municipalities: Drenchia, Kanal ob Soči (Slovenia), Kobarid (Slovenia), San Leonardo, Savogna, Stregna.
Grimacco
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| Comune di Grimacco | |
 The village of Topolò (Topolovo) in the municipality of Grimacco | |
Location of Grimacco  | |
  Grimacco Location of Grimacco in Italy  Grimacco Grimacco (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′N 13°34′E / 46.150°N 13.567°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Udine (UD) |
| Frazioni | Brida superiore (Gorenje Bardo), Brida inferiore (Dolenje Bardo), Canalaz (Kanalac), Clodig (Hlodič), Costne (Hostne), Dolina (Dolina), Grimacco Inferiore (Dolenji Garmak), Grimacco Superiore (Gorenji Garmak), Liessa (Liesa), Lombai (Lombaj), Plataz (Platac), Podlach (Podlak), Seuza (Selce), Slapovicco (Slapovik), Sverinaz (Zverinac), Topolò (Topolove), Ville di Mezzo. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eliana Fabello 25 May 2014 (Lista civica) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[3] | |
• Total | 342[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33040 |
| Dialing code | 0432 |
| Patron saint | Valentine |
| Saint day | 14 February |
| Website | institutional website |
Grimacco localities include Brida superiore (Gorenje Bardo), Brida inferiore (Dolenje Bardo), Canalaz (Kanalac), Clodig (Hlodič), Costne (Hostne), Dolina (Dolina), Grimacco Inferiore (Dolenji Garmak), Grimacco Superiore (Gorenji Garmak), Liessa (Liesa), Lombai (Lombaj), Plataz (Platac), Podlach (Podlak), Seuza (Selce), Slapovicco (Slapovik), Sverinaz (Zverinac), Topolò (Topolove), Ville di Mezzo. The municipal hall is located in Clodig.
As of 2015[update], it had a population of 342 and an area of 16.4 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi).[4]
Ethnic composition
edit93.7% of the population were Slovenes according to the 1971 census.[5]
Demographic evolution
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Gallery
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Torrent Rieca at Liessa -
Italian-Slovene bilingualism in Grimacco, with the Slovene names written in the local dialect.
References
edit- ^ Municipality of GRIMACCO Urbistat
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Thomas, Lee; Lokar A. (1977) Socioeconomic structure of the Slovene population in Italy, Slovene Studies, Chicago, Illinois, p. 28.