San Vito al Tagliamento

• Name — San Vito al Tagliamento • Native Name — San Vît dal Tiliment • Official Name — Comune di San Vito al Tagliamento • Image Shield — San Vito al Tagliamento-Stemma.svg • Region — Friuli-Venezia Giulia • Province — Pordenone (PN) • Frazioni — Carbona, Gleris, Ligugnana, Madonna di Rosa, Prodolone, Rosa, Savorgnano • Mayor — Alberto Bernava • Mayor Party — civic list • Elevation M — 30 • Area Total Km2 — 60.88 • Population As Of — 2015 • Population Total — 15 106 • Population Demonym — Sanvitesi • Saint — Saint Vito • Day — June 15 • Postal Code — 33078 • Area Code — 0434 San Vito al Tagliamento (San Vît dal Tiliment) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km southeast of Pordenone.

• Illustration — Eastern tower (13th century) It is a medieval town on the right bank of the Tagliamento river. The main attractions are: • Three towers of the old medieval walls, one of which houses a small archaeological museum • Church of San Lorenzo (1479) • Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti, housing works by Pomponio Amalteo and Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte. • Palazzo Rota, now the Town Hall • The Duomo, with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo, Gaspare Diziani and Padovanino

San Vito al Tagliamento is twinned with: • Rixheim, France • Stadtlohn, Germany • Nagyatád, Hungary • Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria

• Antonio Altan (end of 14th century – 1450), bishop and papal envoy • Pomponio Amalteo (1505–1588), painter • Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito • Anton Lazzaro Moro (1687–1764), religious and naturalist • Pietro Angelo Cristofoli (1841–1920), soldier in Garibaldi's army • Zefferino Tomè (1905–1979), politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor • Claudio Fogolin (1872–1945), cofounder Lancia company • Federico Morassutti (1876–1954), entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the Morassutti family • Arnaldo Mussolini (1885–1931), reporter and politician, Benito Mussolini's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito. • Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009), mountaineer • Vito Mussolini (1912–1963), reporter and Italian politician, Benito Mussolini's nephew • Carlo Tullio Altan (1916–2005), anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher • Anna Maria Frisacco (1916–2012), tennis player • Franco Castellano (1957), actor • Andrea Cessel (1969), basketball player • Filippo Cristante (1977), football player • Bryan Cristante (1995), football player • Massimo Donati (1981), football player • Melissa Comin De Candido (1983), figure roller skater • Giuseppe Enrico Gastaldis (unknown – unknown), agronomist • Carlo Pegorer (1955), politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006 • Alberto Fasulo (1976), film director, Marc'Aurelio d'oro winner at Festival del cinema di Roma 2013 edition • Alessandro Comodin (1982), film director, screenwriter, photographer, film editor

• Benito Mussolini's brother taught in San Vito al Tagliamento for several years. First at Gleris and later at Falcon-Vial's institute. • In San Vito al Tagliamento, it is possible to find the miraculous painting about "Madonna di Rosa" crowned by Pope Leo XIII "Queen and protectress of Tagliamento and his inhabitants". • In the yard in front of Ligugnana's church there is the sculpture of Saint Lawrence, sculpted by Pierino Sam (1921–2010).

• Illustration — Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti • Illustration — Palazzo Rota palace (town hall) in Piazza del Popolo • Illustration — Frescoed palaces on the north-east side of Piazza del Popolo • Illustration — Tower at the south-east corner of the walls (16th century) • Illustration — Palace of the old castle – detail of the frescoes on the north-west wall • Illustration — Frescoed gallery in the northwest corner of the old castle's palace