Osoppo

Osoppo (Friulian: Osôf) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Udine.

Osoppo Osôf (Friulian)
Comune
Comune di Osoppo
Fortress of Osoppo.
Location of Osoppo
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Coordinates: 46°15′N 13°5′E
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Pineta, Rivoli
Government
• Mayor	Paolo De Simon
Area [1]
• Total	22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	2,865
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym	Osovani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33010
Dialing code	0432
Website	Official website

Osoppo borders the following municipalities: Buja, Forgaria nel Friuli, Gemona del Friuli, Majano, San Daniele del Friuli, Trasaghis.

Osoppo hosts a large fortress, now an historical attraction. It played a large role in the defense of Venice against the Austrians in the late 1850s during the time of the Italian Unification of Italy. It was shortly after one of the main battles at this fortress that Leonardo Andervolti composed his treatise, Meritorious Champions of Italian Independence, a eulogy to a mythical figure, Enrico Ulissi.

Twin towns

Osoppo is twinned with:

• Rosegg, Austria
• Argelato, Italy