Claut
Encyclopedia
Claut is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pordenone
in the Italian
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
, located about 120 km northwest of Trieste
and about 35 km northwest of Pordenone
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,135 and an area of 166.3 km².
The municipality of Claut contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pinedo, Cellino di sopra, Cellino di sotto, Contròn, Matàn, Lesis, Creppi, and Tùca.
Claut borders the following municipalities: Barcis
, Chies d'Alpago
, Cimolais
, Erto e Casso
, Forni di Sopra
, Forni di Sotto
, Frisanco
, Pieve d'Alpago
, Tramonti di Sopra
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pordenone
Province of Pordenone
The Province of Pordenone is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pordenone. The territory was carved out of the Province of Udine in 1968....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
, located about 120 km northwest of Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
and about 35 km northwest of Pordenone
Pordenone
Pordenone is a comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.The name comes from the Latin "Portus Naonis" meaning the port on the river Noncello - History :...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,135 and an area of 166.3 km².
The municipality of Claut contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pinedo, Cellino di sopra, Cellino di sotto, Contròn, Matàn, Lesis, Creppi, and Tùca.
Claut borders the following municipalities: Barcis
Barcis
Barcis is a comune in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located in the Valcellina about 110 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km north of Pordenone.-External links:*...
, Chies d'Alpago
Chies d'Alpago
Chies d'Alpago is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km north of Venice and about 15 km east of Belluno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,530 and an area of 44.9 km².Chies d'Alpago borders the following municipalities:...
, Cimolais
Cimolais
Cimolais is a comune in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 130 km northwest of Trieste and about 40 km northwest of Pordenone.-External links:*...
, Erto e Casso
Erto e Casso
Erto e Casso is a municipality in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 130 km northwest of Trieste and about 40 km northwest of Pordenone.-Geography:...
, Forni di Sopra
Forni di Sopra
Forni di Sopra is a town and comune in the province of Udine, in Dolomite Alps mountain range . It is located at the top of the Tagliamento river valley...
, Forni di Sotto
Forni di Sotto
Forni di Sotto is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 120 km northwest of Trieste and about 60 km northwest of Udine...
, Frisanco
Frisanco
Frisanco is a town and comune in the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region .-History:As early as 1492 in the center of the village stood a church....
, Pieve d'Alpago
Pieve d'Alpago
Pieve d'Alpago is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km north of Venice and about 11 km northeast of Belluno...
, Tramonti di Sopra
Tramonti di Sopra
Tramonti di Sopra is a comune in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 110 km northwest of Trieste and about 40 km northeast of Pordenone...
.