Chiopris-Viscone (Friulian: Cjopris e Viscon) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Udine. It is formed by the two frazioni (boroughs) of Chiopris, which is the municipal seat, and Viscone.
Chiopris-Viscone
Cjopris e Viscon (Friulian) | |
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| Comune di Chiopris-Viscone | |
 Church of Madonna della Strada at Viscone. | |
Location of Chiopris-Viscone  | |
  Chiopris-Viscone Location of Chiopris-Viscone in Italy  Chiopris-Viscone Chiopris-Viscone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 13°23′E / 45.933°N 13.383°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Udine (UD) |
| Frazioni | Chiopris, Viscone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raffaella Perusin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 639 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Chioprisani and Visconesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33040 |
| Dialing code | 0432 |
| Website | Official website |
Chiopris-Viscone borders the following municipalities: Cormons, Medea, San Giovanni al Natisone, San Vito al Torre, Trivignano Udinese.
Until 1918, Chiopris-Viscone was part of the Austria-Hungary, until it was given to Italy. However, in 1923 it was detached from the province of Gorizia and assigned to the province of Udine.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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