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Gemona del Friuli () is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Udine
Province of Udine

The Province of Udine is a Provinces of Italy in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, bordering Austria and Slovenia. Its capital is the city of Udine....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 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 7,856 km? and about 1.2 million inhabitants....
, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste
Trieste

Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to the Slovenian border, to the North, East, and South. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea....
 and about 25 km northwest of Udine
Udine

Udine is a city in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border....
.

The municipality of Gemona del Friuli 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) Campagnola, Campolessi, Maniaglia, Ospedaletto, Godo, Centro Storico, Stalis, Taviele, and Taboga.

Gemona del Friuli borders the following municipalities: Artegna
Artegna

Artegna is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine....
, Bordano
Bordano

Bordano is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 30 km northwest of Udine....
, Buja
Buja

Buja is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine....
, Lusevera
Lusevera

Lusevera is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km north of Udine, on the border with Slovenia....
, Montenars
Montenars

Montenars is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km north of Udine....
, Osoppo
Osoppo

Osoppo is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine....
, Trasaghis
Trasaghis

Trasaghis is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine....
, Venzone
Venzone

Venzone is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 30 km north of Udine....
.

ence of human presence in Gemona's area goes back to prehistoric times.






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Gemona del Friuli () is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Udine
Province of Udine

The Province of Udine is a Provinces of Italy in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, bordering Austria and Slovenia. Its capital is the city of Udine....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 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 7,856 km? and about 1.2 million inhabitants....
, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste
Trieste

Trieste is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to the Slovenian border, to the North, East, and South. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea....
 and about 25 km northwest of Udine
Udine

Udine is a city in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border....
.

The municipality of Gemona del Friuli 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) Campagnola, Campolessi, Maniaglia, Ospedaletto, Godo, Centro Storico, Stalis, Taviele, and Taboga.

Gemona del Friuli borders the following municipalities: Artegna
Artegna

Artegna is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine....
, Bordano
Bordano

Bordano is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 30 km northwest of Udine....
, Buja
Buja

Buja is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine....
, Lusevera
Lusevera

Lusevera is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km north of Udine, on the border with Slovenia....
, Montenars
Montenars

Montenars is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km north of Udine....
, Osoppo
Osoppo

Osoppo is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine....
, Trasaghis
Trasaghis

Trasaghis is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km northwest of Udine....
, Venzone
Venzone

Venzone is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italy region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 30 km north of Udine....
.

History

Evidence of human presence in Gemona's area goes back to prehistoric times. The town occupies a key point on the road from Italy to Austria, and there are traces of Celtic occupation around the year 500 BC.

The area was subject to various invasions in the period 166-750, including Huns
Huns

The Huns were a confederation of Central Asian Eurasian nomads or semi-nomads, who had established an empire in Eurasia. The Huns may have stimulated the Migration Period, a contributing factor in the collapse of the Roman Empire....
, Marcomanni
Marcomanni

The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribe, probably related to the Buri , Suebi or Suevi....
,Ostrogoths, Visigoths and Lombards
Lombards

The Lombards were a Germanic peoples originally from Northern Europe who settled in the valley of the Danube and from there invaded Byzantine Italian peninsula in 568 under the leadership of Alboin....
, who had in it a stronghold starting from about 558. Lombard historian Paul the Deacon
Paul the Deacon

Paul the Deacon , also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred and Cassinensis, , was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards....
 mentions it in 611 as an "unpregnable castle". From the fall of the Lombard Kingdom of Italy and until 952 Gemona was then under Carolingian
Carolingian

File:Charlemagne denier Mayence 812 814.jpgThe Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century....
 rulers. During this period the castle was built, the modern town growing around it.

From 776, Gemona became an important part of the Patriarchate of Aquileia
Patriarchate of Aquileia

The Patriarchate of Aquileia was an historical state and episcopal see in northeastern Italy, centred on the ancient city of Aquileia situated at the head of the Adriatic, on what is now the Italian sea-coast, at the confluence of the Anse and the Torre....
. In the 12th century Gemona was an autonomous commune
Medieval commune

Communes in Europe during the Middle Ages were sworn allegiances of mutual defense among the citizens of a town or city. They took many forms, and varied widely in organization and makeup....
: in 1184 the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa granted a charter for the town's market. In the 13th and 14th century it returned under the Patriarchate, until, in 1420, that state was absorbed by the Republic of Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
.

In 1797 French troops under Napoleon defeated the Venetian Republic: in 1798, after the Treaty of Campoformio, Gemona came under Austrian rule. Following a plebiscite in 1866, Gemona became part of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.

The present town is medieval in origin but was badly damaged in the 1976 Friuli earthquake
1976 Friuli earthquake

The 1976 Friuli earthquake took place in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy on Thursday, May 6, 1976. Measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale, the quake, centered on the town of Gemona del Friuli, killed 989 people, 2400 injured and left 157,000 homeless....
. Restoration began the same year, and now the town has been largely restored. The castle is currently under reconstruction.

Main sights

Gemona's main attraction is its medieval cathedral (Duomo), dating to the 14th century. It has a massive bell tower from the same age.

Twin towns

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    Velden am Wörther See

    Velden am W?rthersee is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian States of Austria of Carinthia . Situated at the western shore of the W?rthersee lake it is one of the most popular holiday Resort town of Austria....
    , Austria
  • Laakirchen
    Laakirchen

    Laakirchen is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria....
    , Austria
  • Foligno
    Foligno

    Foligno is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennine Mountains and enters the wide plain of the Clitumnus river river system....
    , Italy, since 2001


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