Sagrado (Italian: [saˈɡraːdo]; Bisiacco: Sagrà; Friulian: Segrât; Slovene: Zagraj) 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, on the left bank of the Isonzo River.
Sagrado
Sagrà (Venetian) | |
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Comune di Sagrado | |
Coordinates: 45°52′N 13°29′E / 45.867°N 13.483°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Province | Gorizia (GO) |
Frazioni | Peteano, Poggio Terza Armata, San Martino del Carso |
Government | |
• Mayor | Elisabetta Pian |
Area | |
• Total | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Population (2008)[2] | |
• Total | 2,234 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sagradini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 34078 |
Dialing code | 0481 |
Patron saint | St. Nicholas |
Saint day | December 6 |
Website | Official website |
Sagrado is nearby the Monte San Michele, the seat of fierce fightings between Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I.
Transport
editSagrado railway station is served by trains to Trieste, Udine, Treviso and Venice.
Twin towns
edit- Branik, Slovenia
- Győrság, Hungary
- Poggersdorf, Austria
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.