Theme Week Friuli Venezia Giulia – Pordenone

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Palazzo Ricchieri - Museo Civico d'Arte © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0

Palazzo Ricchieri – Museo Civico d’Arte © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0

Pordenone is the main comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin Portus Naonis, meaning ‘port on the Noncello River’. The town has many mansions and palaces, in particular along the ancient “Greater Contrada”, today Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (wonderful example of Venetian porticoes and called by some small “waterless Grand Canal”). The urban conglomerate of Pordenone is characterized by the presence of the ruins of the industries dating back to the nineteenth century, examples of industrial archeology.

Pordenone was created in the High Middle Ages as a river port on the Noncello, with the name Portus Naonis. In the area, however, there were already villas and agricultural settlements in the Roman age. In 1278, after having been administrated by several feudatories, the city was handed over to the Habsburg family, forming an Austrian enclave within the territory of the Patriarchal State of Friuli. In the 14th century, Pordenone grew substantially due to the flourishing river trades, gaining the status of city in December 1314.

City Hall © Carlo Marino/cc-by-sa-4.0 City Hall © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0 Corso Vittorio Emanuele © Sebi1/cc-by-sa-3.0 Palazzo Gregoris © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0 Palazzo Ricchieri - Museo Civico d'Arte © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0 Palazzo Sbrojavacca © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0 Palazzo Varmo Pomo © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0 Pordenone Campanile © Dido 47
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Palazzo Ricchieri - Museo Civico d'Arte © Geobia/cc-by-sa-4.0
In 1508, after the failed invasion of the Republic of Venice by Emperor Maximilian, the city was seized by Venice. Despite temporary Austrian occupation during the subsequent War of the League of Cambrai (1509–16), the Venetian sovereignty over Pordenone was confirmed in 1516. Until 1537, the town was ruled by the feudal family d’Alviano, as a reward for Bartolomeo d’Alviano‘s military service to the Republic. Under Venice a new port was built and the manufacturers improved. After the Napoleonic period, Pordenone was included in the Austrian possessions in Italy (Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia). The railway connection, including Pordenone railway station (1855), and the construction of the Pontebbana road brought on the decline of the port, but spurred substantial industrial development (especially for the working of cotton). Pordenone was annexed to Italy in 1866.

The cotton sector decayed after the damage of World War I and failed completely after the 1929 crisis. After World War II, the local Zanussi firm became a world giant of household appliances, and in 1968, Pordenone became capital of the province with the same name, including territory belonging to Udine. After World War II, Pordenone, as well as the rest of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, became a garrison for many military units, in order to prevent a socialist Yugoslavian invasion from the east. The heavy military presence boosted the economy of the once-depressed area. Pordenone is as now garrison of the 132nd Armored Brigade “Ariete”.

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