Varmo

Varmo (Friulian: Vildivar) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Udine.

Varmo Vildivar (Friulian)
Comune
Comune di Varmo
Location of Varmo
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Coordinates: 45°53′14″N 12°59′23″E
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Varmo, Santa Marizza, Levata), Gradiscutta, Belgrado, Casali di Belgrado, Roveredo, Romans, Canussio, Isola Maura, Madrisio, Casenove, Cornazzai, Santa Marizzutta, Casali Pepe, S. P. Ponte di Madrisio
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Michelin
Area [1]
• Total	34.92 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	2,769
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Varmesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33030
Dialing code	0432
Website	Official website

Varmo borders the following municipalities: Bertiolo, Camino al Tagliamento, Codroipo, Morsano al Tagliamento, Rivignano, Ronchis, San Michele al Tagliamento.

The Municipality of Varmo includes 9 towns, and various localities: the main town of Varmo, Santa Marizza (with Levata), Gradiscutta, Belgrado (with Casali di Belgrado), Roveredo, Romans, Canussio (with Isola Maura, beyond the Tagliamento River), Madrisio (with Casenove) and Cornazzai (with Santa Marizzutta, Casali Pepe and S. P. Ponte di Madrisio).^[3]

History

In c. 1462, the former Despot of Serbia (r. 1458–1459) Stefan Branković acquired the castle of Belgrado, where he lived with his family, until his death in 1476.^[4]

Symbols

The coat of arms and the gonfalon were granted by royal decree of 14 October 1937.^[5] The coat of arms is a crenellated shield of five pieces: the first is gules, with a wavy silver fillet; the second is argent, with a band of azure. The gonfalon is a truncated banner of white and red.^[6]