San Vito al Tagliamento explained

San Vito al Tagliamento
Official Name:	Comune di San Vito al Tagliamento
Coordinates:	45.9°N 64°W
Region:	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province:	Pordenone (PN)
Frazioni:	Carbona, Gleris, Ligugnana, Madonna di Rosa, Prodolone, Rosa, Savorgnano
Mayor:	Alberto Bernava
Mayor Party:	civic list
Elevation M:	30
Area Total Km2:	60.88
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2015
Population Total:	15 106
Population Demonym:	Sanvitesi
Saint:	Saint Vito
Day:	June 15
Postal Code:	33078
Area Code:	0434

San Vito al Tagliamento (fur|San Vît dal Tiliment) is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80km (50miles) northwest of Trieste and about 20km (10miles) southeast of Pordenone.

Main sights

It is a medieval town on the right bank of the Tagliamento river.

The main attractions are:

Three towers of the old medieval walls, one of which houses a small archaeological museum
Church of San Lorenzo (1479)
Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti, housing works by Pomponio Amalteo and Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte.
Palazzo Rota, now the Town Hall
The Duomo, with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo, Gaspare Diziani and Padovanino

San Vito al Tagliamento is twinned with:

(end of 14th century – 1450), bishop and papal envoy
Pomponio Amalteo (1505–1588), painter
Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito
(1687–1764), religious and naturalist
(1841–1920), soldier in Garibaldi's army
Zefferino Tomè (1905–1979), politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor
(1872–1945), cofounder Lancia company
(1876–1954), entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the Morassutti family
Arnaldo Mussolini (1885–1931), reporter and politician, Benito Mussolini's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito.
Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009), mountaineer
(1912–1963), reporter and Italian politician, Benito Mussolini's nephew
Carlo Tullio Altan (1916–2005), anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher
(1916–2012), tennis player
Franco Castellano (1957), actor
Andrea Cessel (1969), basketball player
Filippo Cristante (1977), football player
Bryan Cristante (1995), football player
Massimo Donati (1981), football player
Melissa Comin De Candido (1983), figure roller skater
(unknown – unknown), agronomist
(1955), politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006
(1976), film director, Marc'Aurelio d'oro winner at Festival del cinema di Roma 2013 edition
Alessandro Comodin (1982), film director, screenwriter, photographer, film editor^[2]

Benito Mussolini's brother taught in San Vito al Tagliamento for several years. First at Gleris and later at Falcon-Vial's institute.
In San Vito al Tagliamento, it is possible to find the miraculous painting about "Madonna di Rosa" crowned by Pope Leo XIII "Queen and protectress of Tagliamento and his inhabitants".
In the yard in front of Ligugnana's church there is the sculpture of Saint Lawrence, sculpted by Pierino Sam (1921–2010).