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Pop.: 732
Area: 80,71 sq. km, 888 m a.s.l.
Neighbourhoods: Collina, Collinetta, Frassenetto,
Piani di Luzza, Sigilletto, Temerat
Town Hall: V. Roma, 1 - 33020 Forni Avoltri
Phone.: 0433.72051 Fax: 0433.72351
www.comune.forni-avoltri.ud.it
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This is the
municipality of
Friuli located furthest
north, on the upper
basin of Torrent
Degano, and comprising in its
territory also the mining area
of Monte Avanza, now inactive
though it was much exploited
and appreciated in the past, so
much so that its mines were
mentioned in a 778 document
through which "that village of
Carnia so rich in copper and
iron" was donated to the
Monastery of Sesto al
Reghena. Lovely examples of
typical architecture may be
seen both in the town and its
neighbourhoods, all quite large
buildings by the noble
features. In the church of
Frassenetto, the oldest in the
municipality, built by master
mason A. Ruopel from
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Val
Pesarina, a Via Crucis of the
Austrian school may be seen,
dating to the mid-1600s, while
a painting of 1726 with Virgin
and Saints may be attributed
to the Feltre painter Girolamo
Turro. Set in the centre of the
cemetery, the small church of
S. Michele at Collina shows
two 17th-century wooden
altars on the end wall: the one
on the right, attributed to
Girolamo Comuzzo, is
sumptuously carved. Today's
structure of the parish church
of Forni Avoltri, erected in
1362, was designed in 1871 by
architect Girolamo D'Aronco,
father of the certainly more
famous Raimondo. The
neighbourhood of Collina,
situated at 1250 above sea
level and one of the highest
in Friuli, is the starting point
for pleasant excursions to
Rifugi Tolazzi, Marinelli
and Volaia and to Mount
Coglians (2780 m).
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Covered with woods and meadows,
rich in waterways and small lakes
reflecting the blue sky, surrounded by
harsh mountains and gently rolling
hills, Carnia, yet untouched by mass
tourism, is the ideal place for those
who prefer relaxing
holidays,
invigorating both the body and
the mind not only for its
natural beauties but also
for what man has been...go
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