TARCENTO

'Tarcento' (Friulian ''Tarcint'' slovenian ''Čenta'') is a town and commune in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy.

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History

Main sights

References

History

Tarcento appears in history around the year 1000 CE by a German nobleman who founded the castle around which the town later developed. Subsequently a second castle was built by the Caporiaccio feudal family. Both the castle were damaged during the wars for the possession of the area between the Holy Roman Empire and the Republic of Venice, and by the 1511 earthquake.
Another earthquake in 1976 almost entirely destroyed the town.

Main sights

★ 'Palazzo dei Frangipane' (18th century), with an octagonal loggia covered by vegetation.

★ The Parish church of 'St. Peter' (12th century), with a rich Baroque high altar.

★ 'Villa De Rubeis', edificated in the 17th century over a pre-existing 12th century structure. It has noteworthy paintings, doors with painted mirrors and a notable central hall.

References

★ ''L'Italia da scoprire'', vol. 1. Giorgio Mondadori, 2004