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Zoppola

Zoppola
Comune
Comune di Zoppola
Coat of arms of Zoppola
Coat of arms
Zoppola is located in Italy
Zoppola
Zoppola
Location of Zoppola in Italy
Coordinates: 45°58′N 12°46′E / 45.967°N 12.767°E / 45.967; 12.767
Country Italy
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province / Metropolitan city Pordenone (PN)
Frazioni Castions, Cusano, Murlis, Orcenico Inferiore, Orcenico Superiore, Ovoledo, Poincicco
Government
 • Mayor Francesca Papais
Area
 • Total 45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Elevation 36 m (118 ft)
Population (31 December 2011)
 • Total 8,608
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Zoppolani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 33080
Dialing code 0434
Patron saint Saint Martin
Saint day November 11
Website Official website

Zoppola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Trieste and about 9 kilometres (6 miles) east of Pordenone.

The Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini wrote a poem called Le gioie di Orcenico ("The joys of Orcenico"), since he lived in Casarsa della Delizia, not far from Zoppola's frazione (hamlet) of Orcenico from 1943 to 1949.

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