San Giorgio della Richinvelda
San Giorgio della Richinvelda (Standard Friulian: San Zorç da la Richinvelde; Western Friulian: San 'Sors) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Pordenone. It has a population of 4,626 inhabitants divided in the seven small towns that compose the municipality: Rauscedo, Domanins, Cosa, Pozzo, Provesano, Aurava and San Giorgio. Agriculture represents the most common activity of the territory. Rauscedo has been at the top in the world for the farming of 'barbatelle', which are the plants from which wine is obtained.
San Giorgio della Richinvelda | |
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| Comune di San Giorgio della Richinvelda | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Giorgio della Richinvelda 
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  San Giorgio della Richinvelda Location of San Giorgio della Richinvelda in Italy  San Giorgio della Richinvelda San Giorgio della Richinvelda (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) | |
| Coordinates: 46°3′N 12°52′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Pordenone (PN) |
| Frazioni | Aurava, Cosa, Domanins, Pozzo, Provesano, Rauscedo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Leon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.9 km2 (18.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population (ISTAT 2014)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,626 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sangiorgini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33095 |
| Dialing code | 0427 |
| Website | Official website |
Notable people
- Donato Casella, renaissance sculptor from Carona
- Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician, sociologist, author and professor, assassinated during the Dutch general election of 2002, buried in the cemetery of the frazione Provesano.
- Gino Pancino, cyclist
- Tarcisio Petracco
- Bertram of St. Genesius, Patriarch of Aquileia, assassinated during an ambush at San Giorgio della Richinvelda on 6 June 1350.
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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