Pordenone / Pordenon

Sister cities

• Irkutsk
• Kaunas
• General San Martín
• Spittal an der Drau
• Ōkawa-shi

History

Pordenone was created at the beginning of 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 from the Roman age, especially in the area of the town of Torre. Between 1257 and 1270 Pordenone was conquered by Ottokar II of Bohemia, who was eventually defeated in 1277, when the city was brought back to the Empire, under Rodolph I of Habsburg. In 1278, after having been administered 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. 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…

Geography

The territory of Pordenone is located in the lowlands of the Po-Venetian Valley, south of Venetian Prealps and the Alpine foothills of Friuli. The lowlands of Pordenone is characterized by an abundance of water and by the "phenomenon" of resurgence. Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,323
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,019
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  911
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  893
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  795
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  789
• Eurasian Green Woodpecker

  Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  719
• Long-tailed Tit

  Aegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  679

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2025-01-12
  2 km S of Ampezzo, Italy
• M 4.3 — 2024-03-27
  6 km ENE of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy
• M 4 — 2020-07-17
  5 km SSE of Bovec, Slovenia
• M 4.3 — 2020-07-13
  9 km SSW of Forni di Sotto, Italy
• M 4.2 — 2018-08-11
  0 km NW of Gemona, Italy
• M 4 — 2015-08-29
  4 km E of Kobarid, Slovenia