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Pop.: 3,890
Area: 34,18 sq. km, 43 m a.s.l.
Neighbourhoods: Galleriano,
Nespoledo, Santa Maria di
Sclaunicco, Villa Caccia
Town Hall: V. Roma, 36 - 33050 Lestizza
Phone.: 0432.760084 Fax: 0432.761700
www.comune.lestizza.ud.it
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The marble high altar
by Giovanni Mattiussi
(1763) and the side
altar he produced
together with his brother Giuseppe
are found in the parish
church of S. Biagio, while
older works are preserved in the
nearby church of S. Giacomo:
the wooden high altar contains
an altarpiece of St. James
and Saints, and scenes of
St. James's martyrdom with
buildings in the perspective
background in the predella.
This may be dated to the end of
the 16th century, as
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the altar of
S. Gottardo. Frescoes by Rocco
Pitacco (1851) and Giovanni
Fantoni (1927) are found in
S. Martino at Galleriano,
together with an elegant altar
by Francesco Fusconi (1730-
1732). Also the parish church
of S. Martino at Nespoledo
boasts a lovely altar (1704,
Antonio Gratii), as well as
frescoes by Domenico Paghini
(1831), paintings by G.B. Tiani
(Magdalena, 1699) and
Bernardo Strozzi (St. Sebastian,
a replica by his studio). In the
parish church of S. Michele
at Sclaunicco are frescoes by
Carlo Boldi and paintings
by Francesco Zamolo and
Filippo Giuseppini.
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It is not certain that the name Udine is of
pre-Roman origin, as researchers support,
deriving from a word meaning 'mamma'
and then metaphorically 'hill'. The fact is,
however, that from the hill in the middle
of the city (which according to a
legend was formed with the earth
carried in Attila's soldiers'
helmets since the king, after
having sacked Aquileia, wanted to see
it on fire) it is possible to sweep in
one look the whole of Friuli, from...go
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