Buja
Buja
Buie (Friulian) | |
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| Comune di Buja | |
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Location of Buja  | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 33030 |
| Dialing code | 0432 |
| Website | Official website |
Buja (Friulian: Buje or Buie) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Udine.
Buja borders the following municipalities: Artegna, Colloredo di Monte Albano, Gemona del Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Treppo Grande.
History
According to a 12-century copy of a document dated August 4th, 792, Buja (Boga) was donated to Patriarch Paulinus II of Aquileia by Charlemagne.[3] In 1371, Patriarch Marquard of Randeck granted Buia its own communal statues, establishing a Council of Twenty-Four which annually elected a mayor from its membership.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
Buja is
Aprilia, Italy, since 1997
Vilsbiburg, Germany, since 2001
Domont, France, since 2008
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
- ^ "Capitolare di Ratisbona". Album di Buja. Progetto Album di Buja. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ISBN 9780801876448.
External links
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