San Pietro al Natisone Špietar (Slovene) San Pieri dai Sclavons (Friulian)
Comune
Comune di San Pietro al Natisone
Location of San Pietro al Natisone
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Coordinates: 46°8′N 13°29′E / 46.133°N 13.483°E / 46.133; 13.483
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Altovizza/Atovca, Azzida/Ažla, Becis/Bečja, Biarzo/Bjarč, Cedron, Chiabai/Čabaji, Clenia/Klenje, Cocevaro/Kočebar, Correda/Koreda, Costa/Kuosta, Macorins/Mohorin, Mezzana/Mečana, Oculis/Nokula, Podar, Ponteacco/Petjag, Ponte San Quirino/Muost/Puint, Puoie/Puoje, Sorzento/Sarženta, Tarpezzo/Tarpeč, Tiglio/Lipa, Vernassino/Gorenj Barnas, Sotto Vernassino/Pod Barnas, Vernasso/Dolenj Barnas
Government
• Mayor	Mariano Zufferli
Area [1]
• Total	24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population  (Sept. 2011)[2]
• Total	2,229
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33049
Dialing code	0432
Patron saint	Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Saint day	June 29
Website	Istitutional website

San Pietro al Natisone (Slovene: Špeter Slovenov, locally Špietar; Friulian: San Pieri dai Sclavons; Latin: Sancti Petri Sclavorum) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Udine, and borders the following municipalities: Cividale del Friuli, San Leonardo, Savogna, Prepotto, Pulfero, and Torreano. Until 1878, its official Italian name was San Pietro degli Slavi, i.e. "Saint Peter of the Slavs" (cognate with the Friulian name still in use).

Ethnic composition

75.9% of the population were Slovenes according to the 1971 census.^[3]

Twin towns

San Pietro al Natisone is twinned with:

• Sambreville, Belgium

References

See also

• Venetian Slovenia
• Friuli
• Slovene Lands

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