Casarsa della Delizia or simply Casarsa (Standard Friulian: Cjasarse, Western Friulian: Cjasarsa) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Pordenone.
Casarsa della Delizia
Cjasarsa (Friulian) | |
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| Città di Casarsa della Delizia | |
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| Coordinates: 45°57′N 12°51′E / 45.950°N 12.850°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Pordenone (PN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lavinia Clarotto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,599 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Casarsesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33072 |
| Dialing code | 0434 |
| Website | Official website |
Casarsa della Delizia borders the following municipalities: Arzene, Fiume Veneto, San Vito al Tagliamento, Valvasone, Zoppola.
It houses the tomb of local poet and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini, as well as Didactic Center based in his mother's house.
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Casarsa railway station is on the busy Venice–Udine railway. Train services operate to Venice, Treviso, Udine, Trieste, Portogruaro, Padua, Bologna and Rome.
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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