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Vajont
Vaiònt (Friulian)
Comune di Vajont
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Coat of arms of Vajont
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Vajont is located in Italy
Vajont
Vajont
Location of Vajont in Italy
Vajont is located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Vajont
Vajont
Vajont (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Coordinates: 46°8′N 12°41′E / 46.133°N 12.683°E / 46.133; 12.683
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvincePordenone (PN)
Government
 • MayorVirgilio Barzan (since 2022)[1]
Area
 • Total1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (10 May 2024)[3]
 • Total1,634
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
DemonymVajontini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33080
Dialing code0427
Patron saintJesus Crucifixed
Saint day14 September
Websitewww.comune.vajont.pn.it/it

Vajont (Western Friulian: Vaiònt) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.

History

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The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago.[4] It was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963.

Languages

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In addition to the Italian language, the Friulian dialects Ertano and Cassano, originating from Erto e Casso, are spoken in the territory.

References

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  1. ^ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Reberschak, Maurizio; Mattozzi, Ivo (2009). Il Vajont dopo il Vajont: 1963-2000 (in Italian). Marsilio. p. 395. ISBN 978-88-317-9659-0. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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