Resia, Friuli Venezia Giulia

Resia
Reśija (Slovene)
Comune di Resia
Location of Resia
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Resia is located in Italy
Resia
Resia
Location of Resia in Italy
Resia is located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Resia
Resia
Resia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Coordinates: 46°23′N 13°18′E / 46.383°N 13.300°E / 46.383; 13.300
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvinceUdine (UD)
FrazioniPrato, San Giorgio, Gniva, Oseacco and Stolvizza
Government
 • MayorSergio Chinese (Civic Party)
Area
 • Total119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
Elevation
492 m (1,614 ft)
Population
 (Jan. 2015)[2]
 • Total1,048
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
DemonymResiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33010
Dialing code0433
Patron saintAssumption of Mary
Saint dayAugust 15
WebsiteComune di Resia

Resia (Resian: Reśija; Slovene: Rezija; Friulian: Resie) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy, bordering on the municipalities of Chiusaforte, Lusevera, Resiutta, and Venzone, and also on two of the Slovenian municipalities (Kobarid and Bovec). Its residents speak an archaic dialect known as Resian, which is – according to most linguists – a transitional dialect between the Carinthian and Littoral dialects of Slovene. Although they maintain their own traditional system of family names, which are of Slavic origin, the people of Resia have either Italian or Italianized surnames, similarly to some areas in Venetian Slovenia.

It is located in the alpine valley of the same name in the Julian Alps, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Udine, on the border with Slovenia and around 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the border with Austria. As of 1 January 2015, it had a population of 1,048 and an area of 119.0 square kilometres (45.9 sq mi).[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.