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Province of Pordenone

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Province of Pordenone
Provincia di Pordenone (Italian)
Provincie di Pordenon (Friulian)
Provincia de Pordenon (Venetian)
Province
Regional Decentralization Entity of Pordenone
Ente di decentramento regionale di Pordenone (Italian)
Palazzo della Provincia, the provincial seat
Palazzo della Provincia, the provincial seat
Flag of Province of Pordenone
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Pordenone
Coat of arms
Location of the province of Pordenone in Italy
Location of the province of Pordenone in Italy
Country Italy
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Capital(s)Pordenone
Municipalities50
Government
 • General directorCinzia Cuscela
Area
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 • Total
2,275.42 km2 (878.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
311,114
 • Density136.728/km2 (354.124/sq mi)
GDP
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 • Total€9.217 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€29,412 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33070, 33072-33074, 33076-33077, 33079-33087, 33090-33099, 33170
Telephone prefix0425, 0427, 0432, 0434, 0828
ISO 3166 codeIT-PN
Vehicle registrationPN
ISTAT code093

The province of Pordenone (Italian: provincia di Pordenone; Friulian: provincie di Pordenon; Venetian: provincia de Pordenon) was a province in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, subdivided from the province of Udine in 1968. Its capital was the city of Pordenone. The province was abolished on 30 September 2017;[4] it was reestablished in 2019 as the regional decentralization entity of Pordenone (Italian: ente di decentramento regionale di Pordenone; Friulian: ent di decentrament regjonâl di Pordenon), and was reactivated on 1 July 2020.[5]

It has a population of 311,114 in an area of 2,275.42 square kilometres (878.54 sq mi) across its 50 municipalities.[2][1]

History

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Pordenone was settled before 2000 BCE and was situated along the boundary between Villanovan culture and Alpine Hallstatt culture. It was under the rule of Treviso during the Middle Ages, although it was sacked by Aquileian soldiers in 1233 CE. The Austrian House of Habsburg subsequently ruled the area between 1278 and 1508, although the land surrounding it was briefly entirely under the rule of Venice. In the 15th century it was an important centre for the production of paper, textiles, ceramics, silk, and wool, and attracted Tuscan merchants.[6]

In 1508, Venice occupied the city in response to calls from pro-Venetian residents of Pordenone, but this occupation was not well received. It fell under the rule of Bartolomeo d'Alviano after this occupation until 1537, when Venice invaded the city. It was left under Venetian rule until the invasion of the area by Napoleon in 1797; the city was later controlled by Austria between 1813 and 1866. In 1866, it was conquered by the Kingdom of Italy. It was the third Italian city to use hydroelectric power, after Milan and Tivoli, in 1888. The city was occupied by Austrians during World War I, and it was bombed forty-three times in World War II.[6]

Geography

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The province of Pordenone is the westernmost of the four provinces in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeastern Italy. It is bounded to the east and north by the province of Udine. To the west lies the province of Belluno, to the southwest the province of Treviso and to the south, the province of Venice, all in the region of Veneto. The province is located in the lowlands of the Po-Venetian Valley, south of the Venetian Prealps and the Alpine foothills of Friuli. It is the only province in the autonomous region that does not border on the Adriatic Sea. The provincial capital is the city of Pordenone, an ancient port on the River Noncello.[7]

Hilly country in the north of the province give way further south to the flat land of the lower Po Valley. Rivers cross the province from north to south carrying runoff from the melting snow in the Alps. Much of the water sinks underground and resurfaces on the plains as a zone of springs.[8]

Government

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List of presidents

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Municipalities

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Map of all the municipalities in the province

Demographics

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As of 2026, the population is 311,114, of which 49.5% are male, and 50.5% are female. Minors make up 14.6% of the population, and seniors make up 25.8%.[2]

Immigration

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As of 2025, immigrants make up 17.5% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Albania, India, Switzerland, and France.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Soppressione delle province del Friuli-Venezia Giulia". Autonomous Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. 2016-12-14.
  5. ↑ "Focus sugli Enti di decentramento regionale". IlFriuli.it (in Italian). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 115–116. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.
  7. ↑ The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (13 ed.). Times Books. 2011. p. 76. ISBN 9780007419135.
  8. ↑ Minelli, Alessandro, ed. (2002). Springs and spring watercourses: Springs in the Northern Italian plains. Italian Habitats. Italian Ministry of the Environment and Territory Protection / Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio, Friuli Museum of Natural History / Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Comune di Udine. ISBN 88-88192-04-2.
  9. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  10. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  11. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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