Concordia Sagittaria
Concordia Sagittaria is a municipality in the province of Venice with 10,589 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012). It lies on the River Lemene immediately south of the town of Portogruaro and about 80 km northeast of Venice. Concordia is a Catholic bishopric. Neighboring municipalities are Caorle, Portogruaro and Santo Stino di Livenza.
History
During the last maximum glaciation approximately 25000-17000 years ago, around 120 m of the sea level was at the upper Adriatic Sea, under the present level. After that, the sea level rose until about 7000 years of relatively quickly, which could he lay still 10 m below the present. Then slowed the rise and strong fluctuations can be detected. Studies of microorganisms were able to demonstrate the spread of salt marshes in the area of the city around 6700 years ago, while about 4,500 years ago again dominated freshwater.
In ancient times the city was founded in 42 BC a Roman colony with the name Iulia Concordia ( Augustus ). At the point where the Roman Via Annia and Via Postumia crossed Inscriptions from Concordia found in CIL V 1866-1955, 8654-8781, 8987-8989.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire Concordia came under the Lombard rule of Cividale. Later it was part of the Mark Friuli the Frankish Empire, it came under the rule of the Patriarch of Aquileia. In 1420 it fell like quite Friuli Venice.
Since there was a significant bullet factory in the town, the nickname was Sagittaria.
Demographics
Attractions
Worth seeing are the baptistery dating from the 11th century, the Cathedral of San Stefano of 1466 and the Bishop's Palace from the 15th century.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Rufinus of Aquileia (ca. 345-411/412 ), Church writers
- Antonio Carneo (1637-1692), painter
- Carlo Furlanis (1939-2013), football player