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	AllRefer.com - Friuli, Italy (Italian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Friuli derives its name from the Roman city of Forum Iulii (modern Cividale del Friuli).
		By the treaties of Campo Formio (1797) and Paris (1814, 1815) all Friuli became Austrian.
		In 1919, E Friuli was also awarded to Italy; with Istria and Trieste it formed the region of Venezia Giulia.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/Friuli.html (372 words)

	Friuli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Historical Friuli is the land de Livence al Timâf, which means from the Livenza river in the west to the Timavo river in the east.
		Friuli borders Venezia Giulia (with which it forms the autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia) and the Italian region Veneto to the west, the republic of Austria to the north and the republic of Slovenia and the port city of Trieste to the east.
		Friuli is situated between the Alps to the north and the Adriatic Sea to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Friuli (533 words)

	Friuli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Friuli is an area of north-eastern Italy, part of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
		In the Middle Ages, Friuli was an independent state under the control of the Patriarch of Aquileia, that expanded even outside the region; then it was included entirely till 1518 in the Republic of Venice (Serenissima).
		Friuli became completely Italian only in 1918, after World War I, but there are still today strong ties with Austria and others regions of Mitteleuropa, sometimes stronger than those with Italy.
	home.comcast.net /~desilva22/Friuli.htm (242 words)

	Friuli DOC 2006
		Già attesissima la nuova edizione di Friuli doc, l’imperdibile appuntamento che, in uno dei periodi più belli dell’anno, trasforma la città di Udine in un tripudio di storia, cultura e tradizioni della nostra regione.
		Friuli doc ha il merito di valorizzare ogni aspetto della storia e della cultura locale, per un pubblico certo eterogeneo che può assaporare di questa grande festa ciò che ritiene più interessante e piacevole o immergersi completamente nella ricchezza di una terra meravigliosa e resistente alla forza d’urto del Tempo.
		The event, whose singularity is well-known beyond the borders of Friuli and even of Italy, is experienced every year by thousands of people who succumb to its charm and excitement and allow themselves to be conquered by enjoyment, acquaintance and understanding.
	www.comune.udine.it /opencms/opencms/release/ComuneUdine/cittavicina/turismo/eventi/2006/friulidoc/?lang=it&style=1 (850 words)

	Friuli Venezia Giulia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Afterwards, the Roman Empire extended its domination to Friuli, a situation which was to last until the period of the Barbarian invasions.
		This double presence caused a marked diversification of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region into a "Venetian Friuli" (what are now the provinces of Pordenone and Udine) and an "Austrian Friuli" (the present-day province of Gorizia), Trieste, on the other hand, which was associated with Austria as early as 1382, managed to maintain an independent status.
		Friuli became an Italian region after its third war of independence, while Trieste and Gorizia were reunited with the Italian nation after the First World War.
	www.seghizzi.it /fvgen.htm (1036 words)

	Friuli
		Friuli, officially known as Friuli Venezia-Giulia, is the easternmost region in northern Italy.
		Friuli determination to excel in everything they do will insure that, in the next five years, we will see fine top quality red wines coming out of Friuli in ever increasing numbers.
		Friuli producers, however, indicated that they are aware that the new world market for wine will require them to make some changes.
	www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/bnesto09.html (5618 words)

	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
		Friuli is deformation of Forum Julii, the Latin name of ancient city of Cividale; Giulia comes from gens Julia to which belonged Julius Caesar.
		The name Venezia Giulia was born in 1863 to include in one region eastern Friuli or Goriziano, Trieste and Istria.
		Thus, as the time was passing by the difference between Friuli and Carnia (which remained agricultural and poor) and Trieste (which became a prosperous central European city with its port and navy) grew more and more.
	www.italycyberguide.com /Geography/regions/friuli.htm (1274 words)

	Special Advertising Section -- Friuli Venezia Giulia: Europe's Technology Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Nowadays, these firms must meet the same challenges posed by the revolutionary changes that characterize the economic context of the world: from one side, the fulfilment of a global system of exchange and from the other, the passage from the age of industry to the age of knowledge.
		This means that the different ethnic and linguistic components of Friuli Venezia Giulia - and this is also true for the communities of Friulians and Giulians who have migrated throughout the world - have known how to integrate while keeping a tight bond to their roots.
		Currently, the ratio of researchers to population in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region is equal to 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants, in comparison to that of Italy (3.3 per 1,000), of the European Union (5.3 per 1,000) or of the USA (8.1 per 1,000).
	www.sciam.com /fvg/2.cfm (1320 words)

	Pax Friuli Home Page
		The rise of the Roman Catholic patriarchate of Aquileia to prominence in the 11th century brought Friuli and the Istrian Peninsula, as well as the seacoast, under the control of this ecclesiastical sovereignty.
		Afterwards, the Roman Empire extended its domination to Friuli, a situation which was to last until the period of the Barbarian invasions.
		Friuli became an Italian region after its third war of independence, while Trieste and Gorizia were reunited with the Italian nation after the First World War.
	members.aol.com /waynewwill/fri-home.html (995 words)

	Italian Visits - Welcome to Friuli
		Friuli, and especially its capital, Trieste, is an area beloved by the British novelist James Joyce, balancing precariously on the fault-line between Slavic and Latin Europe.
		One of the largest and most famous piazzas in Friuli "dell'Unità d'Italia" in Trieste, is where locals sit over espressos admiring their Mazzolini fountain.
		One of the major reasons the province of Friuli has an authentic german feel to it is because it's capital came to prominence as an 18th-century port for the vast Austro-Hungarian Empire, where the city began to take on neoclassical architectural flavor.
	www.italianvisits.com /friuli (271 words)

	The Wine News Magazine - Il Friuli - a very un-Italian region with very Italian wine
		Geographically, the Friuli is a pocket of land surrounded by the Adriatic Sea to the south, the Republic of Slovenia to the east, Austria to the north and the balance of Italy to the west.
		In fact, the white wines of the Friuli are considered by many to be the benchmark for quality in all of Italy, even though inroads on this claim have been made lately by the Trentino-Alto Adige region situated farther to the west.
		Today, however, anyone tasting the white wines of the Friuli can attest that overall they possess a full, though rarely unctuous, mouth-feel, and that their focused varietal character is reflected in supple and complex wines of considerable personality.
	www.thewinenews.com /octnov99/friuli.html (3361 words)

	The Taste Of Wine, LLC - Friuli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A seafood lunch at the port city of Grado, complemented with Friuli wines, is a perfect celebration of the traditions of the area.
		About Friuli: Friuli is located in Northeast Italy, bordered by Austria to the north, Slovenia to the east, and the Adriatic Sea to the south.
		Cividale del Friuli was founded in 50 BC by Julius Caesar, and in the 6th century became the seat of the first Lombard duchy.
	www.thetasteofwine.com /generic2.html (843 words)

	Friuli Venezia Giulia Region - Italy
		History: The region was invaded by the Celts in the 5th century and then in the 3rd century BC by the Romans, who in 181 BC founded the important city of Aquileia.
		After that time, the region was included in the Republic of Venice, until Napoleon with the Campoformio Treaty of 1797 gave it to the Austrians.
		Only after the Third War of Italian Independence in 1866 Friuli was united to Italy, except for the province of Gorizia, which was under Austrian rule until 1919.
	www.italyworldclub.com /friuli/index.html (377 words)

	Aiello del Friuli: Tutte le informazioni su Aiello del Friuli su Encyclopedia.it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Aiello del Friuli: Tutte le informazioni su Aiello del Friuli su Encyclopedia.it
		Aiello del Friuli è un piccolo comune di 2222 abitanti situato nella Bassa Pianura Friulana in provincia di Udine, da cui dista circa 30 km.
		A 7 km si trova anche l'altro centro maggiore della zona, Cervignano del Friuli, dove si trova la stazione ferroviaria.
	www.encyclopedia.it /a/ai/aiello_del_friuli.html (355 words)

	Address to the pilgrims from Friuli
		The leaven of the Gospel has reinforced the traditional virtues of the Friulian people, who have strengthened their identity with the Christian faith, developing a particular civilization and culture, of which the Friulian language is the key and in a certain sense the soul.
		Friuli can be seen in the heart of Europe as an example of coexistence among peoples who differ ethnically and linguistically.
		Even the family, which enjoyed proverbial respect in Friuli, is today subject to a powerful upheaval, the most evident signs being the instability of marriages and a fall in the birth rate.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1999/november/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_27111999_friuli_en.html (921 words)

	ItalianMade.com - REGIONS: Friuli-Venezia Giulia: The Wines
		Only the Friuli Grave zone is large by national standards, producing some 30 million liters a year to stand with the top ten DOCs in volume.
		Friuli has built a glowing reputation in Italy and abroad for white wines made by relatively small wineries and estates.
		Friuli's Malvasia Istriana, Ribolla Gialla and Verduzzo also can be intriguing, as can such admirable foreign varieties as Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco and the ever popular Pinot Grigio.
	www.italianmade.com /regions/wines7.cfm (487 words)

	Delicious Italy - Province of Udine in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Province of Udine comprises 75% of the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
		To the east is Cividale del Friuli, the first city occupied by the Longobards in Italy and notable for the National Archaeological Museum, full of documents, arms and artefacts from the time.
		The town is famed for its ham and sits on a hill with a majestic view of the mountains.
	www.deliciousitaly.com /Friulitour4.htm (325 words)

	CULTURE AND NATURE IN FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In 1797 Friuli was occupied by Napoleon troops and the following year, on account of the Treaty of Campoformido, it came under the rule of the House of Austria.
		The residence of chamberlains, patriarchs and venetian governors over the centuries, the castle visitable today was built on the site of the one destroyed in 1511 earthquake and has just been restored as it was seriously damaged by another recent earthquake (1976).
		The air you breathe walking along the narrow streets of the centre is no longer the same as before: everything has changed, although the reconstruction has respected the artistic and cultural peculiarities of this land in every slightest detail, it is however a stimulating kind of ‘new" deeply rooted in its historical past.
	www.seghizzi.it /reg99/cultin.htm (2574 words)

	Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the 15th century, the larger western part was captured by Venice and the smaller eastern part was given to the royals of Gorizia and later passed to Austria.
		Venzone, San Daniele del Friuli and Gemona were the hardest-hit parts of the region.
		A gate in the medieval walls of Cividale del Friuli, a town located in the province of Udine, leads down to the main street and to a ravine, which splits the town in two and is spanned by the Ponte del Diavolo (Devil’s Bridge).
	www.lagazzettaitaliana.com /funforeveryone.asp (926 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is a vibrant beautiful city with a characteristic sun dial clock in the main piazza.
		Friuli has some of the best wines in the world.
		The region of Friuli is known world wide for the ancient art of making mosaics and terrazzo.
	www.languagetravels.com /more.html (1229 words)

	Friuli on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		FRIULI [Friuli], historic region, now divided between Friuli-Venezia Giulia, NE Italy, and Slovenia.
		Italy, Friuli, Spilimbergo: The Magnum photographer Erich HARTMANN receiving the Spilimbergo prize.
		Italia, Friuli, Spilimbergo: Eric HARTMANN, Ferdinando SCIANNA e Erich LESSING.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/Friuli.asp (774 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		To the southeast, that part of the former Free Territory of Trieste that is now an integral part of Italy extends as a narrow corridor between the Karst (Carso) limestone plateau and the Adriatic Sea, as far as the city of Trieste.
		The rise of the Roman Catholic patriarchate of Aquileia to prominence in the 11th century brought Friuli and the Istrian Peninsula, as well as the seacoast, under the control of this ecclesiastical sovereignty.
		After 1815 all Venezia Giulia and Friuli fell under Habsburg rule, Udine provincia (including Pordenone) becoming part of Italy in 1866; the rest of the regione (including much of what is now Yugoslavia) was added in 1918.
	www.vision.caltech.edu /dibe/personal/friuli.html (616 words)

	Wine and Food - Wine - Wine Regions - Friuli Venezia Giulia - Made In Italy On Line
		Friuli - Venezia Giulia ranks 17th among the regions in size (7,847 square ki- lometres and 15th in population (1,220,000).
		Friuli has two DOC zones of execeptional status in Collio Goriziano, or simply Collio, and Colli Orientali del Friuli, adjacent areas that follow the border of Slovenia from Gorizia northwest to Tarcento.
		Only the Grave del Friuli zone, which produces nearly 20 million litres a year to stand with the top ten DOCs in volume, is big by national standards.
	www.made-in-italy.com /winefood/wine/regions/friuli.htm (1021 words)

	MadeInFriuli \| Benvenuti in Friuli Venezia Giulia ospiti di gente unica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Friuli was among the first Italian regions to have taken advantage of the potential meaning of wine and to have benefited from the reputation that a quality wine gives.
		It is well-known, although not always remembered that Cividale del Friuli was a Roman colony, founded by Julius Caesar and given the name of Forum Iulii, conquered by the Longobards along with Alboin, it became the capital of the first Longobard duchy (568 AD), then destroyed by the Avari.
		The headquarters of the Association of the "Colli Orientali del Friuli" DOC wines is in the antique Casa dei Canonici del Capitolo di Cividale (Canonical House of the Chapter of Cividale).
	www.madeinfriuli.com /index.php?n=80 (5748 words)

	Friuli, Italy
		The north Italian region of Friuli, in the basins of the Tagliamento and the lower Isonzo, extends from the Carnic and Julian Alps to the Adriatic.
		Later a Lombard duchy, in the time of Charlemagne it was held by a Frankish margrave, in 952 it passed to Bavaria, in 976 to Carinthia, and in 1077 was a gift to the Patriarchate of Aquileia.
		Interesting to visit are the towns of Aquileia, Cividale del Friuli and Udine.
	www.planetware.com /italy/friuli-i-fvg-fu.htm (434 words)

	Venice Acquires Friuli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		For more than 300 years the Patriarch of Aquileia, who was a Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, had ruled Friuli, the region north of Venice along the Adriatic coast, as a temporal fief.
		Abetted by the Counts of Gorizia, the Patriarch frequently sided with the King of Hungary, his eastern neighbor, in Hungary's recurring disputes with Venice.
		Finally, in 1418 a major dispute erupted between Venice and the King of Hungary over sovereignty of Dalmatia, the region lying opposite Venice on the eastern coast of the Adriatic.
	www.boglewood.com /timeline/friuli.html (241 words)

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