Pontebba
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Pontebba Pontebe, Pontafel |
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| Comune di Pontebba | ||
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 Pontebba
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| Coordinates: 46°30′N 13°19′E / 46.500°N 13.317°ECoordinates: 46°30′N 13°19′E / 46.500°N 13.317°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Province of Udine (UD) | |
| Frazioni | Aupa, Frattis, Lagleise San Leopoldo, Studena Alta, Studena Bassa, Pietratagliata | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Isabella De Monte | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 97.7 km2 (37.7 sq mi) | |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | ||
| • Total | 1,683 | |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Pontebbani | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 33016 | |
| Dialing code | 0428 | |
| Patron saint | Natività di Maria | |
| Saint day | September 8 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Pontebba (Friulian: Ponteibe, German: Pontafel, Slovene: Tablja) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pontebba, named after Italian: ponte meaning "bridge", is situated at the confluence of the Pontebbana creek and the Fella River, itself a tributary of the Tagliamento. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Udine, near the border with Austria. As of 31 December 2004, Pontebba had a population of 1,683 and an area of 97.7 square kilometres (37.7 sq mi).
The municipality contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Aupa, Frattis, Laglesie San Leopoldo, Studena Alta, Studena Bassa and Pietratagliata.
Pontebba borders the following municipalities: Dogna in the south, Hermagor-Pressegger See (Austria) in the north, Malborghetto Valbruna in the east and Moggio Udinese in the west.
From the early 10th century onward, Pontebbana Creek formed the border between the March of Verona, the former Lombard Duchy of Friuli to the south, and the Bavarian March of Carinthia to the north. After the 1420 conquest of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, the settlement of Pontebba south of the creek belonged to the Domini di Terraferma of Venice. The corresponding settlement of Pontafel north of the bridge belonged to the Carinthian Canal Valley, an exclave held by the Imperial Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, which was incorporated into the Inner Austrian territories of the Habsburg dynasty in 1759.
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