Cervignano del Friuli

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Cervignano del Friuli
Sarvignan (Friulian)
Comune
Città di Cervignano del Friuli
Aerial view of Cervignano and Terzo di Aquileia; the Alps in the background.
Aerial view of Cervignano and Terzo di Aquileia; the Alps in the background.
Location of Cervignano del Friuli
Map
ISTAT code
030023
Patron saintSt. Michael
Saint day29 September
WebsiteOfficial website

Cervignano del Friuli (

Grado. Nevertheless, it is in Cervignano that the railroad from Austria, passing through Tarvisio and Udine, ends, and is linked to the one from Venice to Trieste. Its frazione (borough) of Strassoldo is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

History

Cervignano was born with the foundation of Aquileia in 181 B.C. by the Romans Lucio Manlio Acidino, Publio Scipione Nasica and Caio Flaminio, sent from Rome to defeat the barbarians menacing the eastern borders of Italy. As usual, the territory near Aquileia was populated, in order to establish a settlement in the area.

Some documents of 912 read about Cerveniana or Cirvignanum: the name comes from the name of an ancient Roman family, Cervenius or Cervonius, with the suffix -anus to mean the ownership of the land where Cervignano was born. The name, however, was wrongly linked to the Latin word cervus (or to the Italian cervo), meaning "deer", and evoking a large wood populated by deers; for that reason, a deer can be seen in the left section of the borough shield. The right section of the shield is an anchor, a reference to the ancient harbour on the Ausa river, relevant for the economic life of the town.

During the 11th century an abbey for the

War of Gradisca but it was for a very short period. The town became part of Italy after World War I
.

In 1923 the municipality became part of the Province of Udine, along with other municipalities in the same area, and today still belongs to it.

Transportation

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Friuli Venezia Giulia" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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