Grimacco

Grimacco (Slovene: Garmak; Friulian: Grimac) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia, and borders the following municipalities: Drenchia, Kanal ob Soči (Slovenia), Kobarid (Slovenia), San Leonardo, Savogna, Stregna.

Grimacco Garmak (Slovene) Grimac (Friulian)
Comune
Comune di Grimacco
The village of Topolò (Topolovo) in the municipality of Grimacco
Location of Grimacco
Grimacco Location of Grimacco in Italy Show map of Italy Grimacco Grimacco (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Show map of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Coordinates: 46°9′N 13°34′E
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Brida superiore (Gorenje Bardo), Brida inferiore (Dolenje Bardo), Canalaz (Kanalac), Clodig (Hlodič), Costne (Hostne), Dolina (Dolina), Grimacco Inferiore (Dolenji Garmak), Grimacco Superiore (Gorenji Garmak), Liessa (Liesa), Lombai (Lombaj), Plataz (Platac), Podlach (Podlak), Seuza (Selce), Slapovicco (Slapovik), Sverinaz (Zverinac), Topolò (Topolove), Ville di Mezzo.
Government
• Mayor	Eliana Fabello 25 May 2014 (Lista civica)
Area [1]
• Total	16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[2]
• Total	342[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33040
Dialing code	0432
Patron saint	Valentine
Saint day	14 February
Website	institutional website

Grimacco localities include Brida superiore (Gorenje Bardo), Brida inferiore (Dolenje Bardo), Canalaz (Kanalac), Clodig (Hlodič), Costne (Hostne), Dolina (Dolina), Grimacco Inferiore (Dolenji Garmak), Grimacco Superiore (Gorenji Garmak), Liessa (Liesa), Lombai (Lombaj), Plataz (Platac), Podlach (Podlak), Seuza (Selce), Slapovicco (Slapovik), Sverinaz (Zverinac), Topolò (Topolove), Ville di Mezzo. The municipal hall is located in Clodig.

As of 2015^[update], it had a population of 342 and an area of 16.4 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi).^[4]

Ethnic composition

Main articles: Slovene minority in Italy (1920–1947) and Slovene minority in Italy (after 1947)

93.7% of the population were Slovenes according to the 1971 census.^[5]

Demographic evolution

Gallery

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  Torrent Rieca at Liessa
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  Italian-Slovene bilingualism in Grimacco, with the Slovene names written in the local dialect.