Venzone
Venzone ( Vençon Friulian, Slovenian Pušja ves, German Peuscheldorf or Peuschelsdorf ) is a town with 2218 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian region Friuli- Venezia Giulia at the entrance to the Canal del Ferro, the beginning of the Valcanale.
History
The favorable geographical location at the entrance to the Alpine valleys made Venzone already at the time of the Celts (500 BC), an important border town. The Celts were followed by the Romans, who made her Venzone " statio " along the Via Iulia Augusta, which led from Aquileia in Northern markets made . Various archaeological finds that were found during restoration work on the cathedral, confirm the presence of a Roman building at this point.
In the following centuries, Marcomanni, Visigoths, Huns, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Lombards and Carolingians moved through the area. During the rule of the Carolingians ( 776-952 ), the first urban unit was created in Venzone. 923 Venzone was first officially mentioned in Clause de Abintione. In 1077 Venzone was placed under the Patriarchate of Aquileia. From now on, the control of trade was most important task of the place. In the year 1200 the Patriarchate of Aquileia handed the Mels Venzone family as a fief. The family Mels it is thanks to them that in 1247 was Venzone community and in 1252 received the right to hold a weekly market.
1258 was Glizolio di Mels build a double city wall together with a deep moat. In 1336 came Venzone after the community fief in had previously been assigned to the Counts of Gorizia, under Patriarch Bertram of St. Genesius back under the Patriarchate of Aquileia.
From Friuli earthquake of 1348, there are credible reports of serious damage.
1420 finally Venzone was incorporated in the Republic of Venice. Thus began for the location of economic decline - mainly because of the trade, which was the only source of income for centuries, now preferred other ways.
In 1797 Venzone was conquered by the French troops of Napoleon; after the peace of Campo Formio it came under Austrian rule until 1866.
1965 was, which is now part of the Italian province of Udine, declared a National Monument.
1976 earthquake
On May 6, 1976, the place was almost completely destroyed in an earthquake than 20:59 clock 56 seconds long shaken Friuli. The tremors reach an intensity of VIII to IX on the Mercalli scale twelve -step and are classified as destructive to devastating. In Venzone there were 47 fatalities. Already in the first days after the disaster, organized a rescue committee the recovery of movable cultural goods. Venzone was hit hard, but not wiped out. The complete destruction of the old town, the ramparts and the cathedral caused an aftershock of September 15, 1976.
The population joined in 1977 a citizens committee together and demanded the complete reconstruction of the village. The Ministry, however, was also involved in a second input: the site office of the municipality wanted to eliminate all traces of buildings and let Venzone rebuild with prefabricated elements.
Ultimately, however, the plans of the Citizens' Committee were adopted.
It was decided that destroyed homes are not easy to replace, but all the debris again just as put together as they were placed before the disaster. In order to implement this project, photos of the place were gathered in order to identify individual pieces of wall lying around can. Next they decided to successfully reconstructed Make no new facades to install. Only the bodies could not be recovered from the rubble were provided with a facade. Thanks to this decision you can make today as visitors to the resort a picture of human performance that rendered the inhabitants Venzones in the course of reconstruction of its location. Also, large parts of the cathedral was reconstructed in this way, the bare parts of the walls inside and outside show the losses. In the open Town Hall Palace recalls a pictorial record of the disaster and reconstruction.
Attractions
The most important building is the cathedral Venzones: It was started in 1300 and consecrated in 1338. On display are works of art such as the huge fresco of the consecration of the cathedral, St. Martin and the arms of St. George and the Dragon and a Pietà from stone from the 15th century, which is counted among the most excellent German plants in Italy. In the cathedral you can see, however, other influences from Central Europe: the Pietà ( 1400) of the Salzburg school; the wooden crucifix ( 15th century ), however, comes from a Friulian school, as well as the frescoes in the Cappella di S. Michele, where mummies have been preserved: mummified corpses that, surprisingly well preserved due to an antibiotic parasitic mold that can be found in the Cathedral are. One legend says that Napoleon is said to have desired by Venzone during his march through to be buried here ( to obtain posterity to stay ).
At the main square is home to the Casa Calderari and the Town Hall (1390-1410): the ground floor with an open loggia with frescoes by Pomponio Amalteo (15th century) and the upper floor which is accessed via an external staircase, with a series of mullioned windows. On a turret at the corner of a clock and a sculpture with the lion of San Marco is attached, the symbol of Venice. In the middle of the square in front of the Palazzo Radiussi with its faux Gothic mullioned windows and the Renaissance portal a fountain built in 1878.
From the Church of St. John the Baptist from the 14th century, is only the facade to see. If you follow the main road to the other side of the resort, you can reach the Porta San Genesio ( 1309). This is the only city gate to have survived all these years and earthquake unscathed. Through this main road you can still get to the Palazzo Orgnani Martina ( 16th century).
Regular events
- " Festa della Zucca " Pumpkin Festival in October