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Udine

Udine
Comune
Città di Udine
Piazza San Giacomo
Piazza San Giacomo
Coat of arms of Udine
Coat of arms
Udine is located in Italy
Udine
Udine
Location of Udine in Italy
Coordinates: 46°04′N 13°14′E / 46.067°N 13.233°E / 46.067; 13.233Coordinates: 46°04′N 13°14′E / 46.067°N 13.233°E / 46.067; 13.233
Country Italy
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province / Metropolitan city Udine (UD)
Frazioni see list
Government
 • Mayor (Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total 56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation 113 m (371 ft)
Population (January 31, 2012)
 • Total 100,514
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Udinesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 33100
Dialing code 0432
Patron saint Sts. Ermacoras and Fortunatus
Saint day July 12
Website Official website

Udine ([ˈuːdine] About this sound listen ; Friulian: Udin, German: Weiden, Latin: Utinum, Slovene: Videm) is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (Alpi Carniche), less than 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,244 in 2016, 176,000 with the urban area.

Udine was first attested in medieval Latin records as Udene in 983 and as Utinum around the year 1000. The origin of the name Udine is unclear. It has been tentatively suggested that the name may be of pre-Roman origin, connected with the Indo-European root *odh- 'udder' used in a figurative sense to mean 'hill'. The Slovene name Videm (with final -m) is a hypercorrection of the local Slovene name Vidan (with final -n), based on settlements named Videm in Slovenia. The Slovene linguist Pavle Merkù characterized the Slovene form Videm as an "idiotic 19th-century hypercorrection."


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