Casarsa della Delizia

Casarsa della Delizia Cjasarsa (Friulian)
Comune
Città di Casarsa della Delizia
Location of Casarsa della Delizia
45°57′N 12°51′E / 45.950°N 12.850°E / 45.950; 12.850
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PN)
Government
• Mayor	Lavinia Clarotto
Area [1]
• Total	20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (28 February 2011[2])[3]
• Total	8,599
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Casarsesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33072
Dialing code	0434
Website	Official website

Casarsa della Delizia or simply Casarsa (Standard Friulian: Cjasarse, Western Friulian: Cjasarsa) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Pordenone.

Casarsa della Delizia borders the following municipalities: Arzene, Fiume Veneto, San Vito al Tagliamento, Valvasone, Zoppola.

It houses the tomb of local poet and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini, as well as Didactic Center based in his mother's house.

People

• Elio Ciol
• Bryan Cristante
• The Jacuzzi brothers
• Gioacchino Muccin
• Nico Naldini
• Pier Paolo Pasolini
• Zefferino Tomè
• Ezio Vendrame

Transport

Casarsa railway station is on the busy Venice–Udine railway. Train services operate to Venice, Treviso, Udine, Trieste, Portogruaro, Padua, Bologna and Rome.

References

External links

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