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Pop.: 1,121
Area: 81,16 sq. km, 907 m a.s.l.
Neighbourhoods: Andrazza, Cella
Town Hall: V. Nazionale, 84 - 33024 Forni di Sopra
Phone.: 0433.88056 Fax: 0433.88580
www.fornidisopra.org
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Afully equipped ski resort, Forni di
Sopra is one of most frequented
tourist resorts in Carnia, thanks also to
its favourable position at the foot of
the Carnia Dolomites. As the nearby
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Forni di Sotto, it has Roman origins.
Included in the Aquileia Patriarchate
at the end of the 11th century, it was
then ceded to the Savorgnan
household in 1326, hence the
name of Forni Savorgnani for
both towns. Renown for the
innate spirit of cooperation
of its citizens (which led,
among other things, to the
creation of the Latteria Sociale,
Istituto di Credito, and
cooperative warehouse), Forni di
Sopra boasts remarkable
examples of rural
architecture, the most
significant of which is Casa
Giordan in the neighbourhood of
Vico, a large building partly
stone, partly wooden, including
both
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house and hayloft. The
artistic collections in churches is remarkable:
the parish church has a large 17th-century
wooden altar by carver Girolamo Comuzzo
from Gemona with a 15th-century altarpiece
carved, painted and gilded by Domenico da
Tolmezzo, representing one of the few works
by the most distinguished 15th-century
wooden sculptor remaining after the recent
thefts in Zuglio and Illegio: within an almost
Gothic frame by the exuberant decoration,
ten niches house ten almost full-scale
statues. The choir of the nearby small
church of
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S. Floriano shows good
frescoes with Saints and Doctors
of the Church by Gianfrancesco
da Tolmezzo (ca. 1504) and a
lovely altarpiece by the vivid
colours (and tricuspid frame)
painted by Andrea Bellunello nel
1480: the elegant figure of S.
Floriano in the middle is
reminiscent of Venetian painting
of the time. The mountain
enthusiasts will enjoy a pleasant
walk in the surrounding woods or
in the Carnia Dolomites along
the CAI 346 path to reach
Rifugio Giaf.
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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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