Aquileia
Italian comune based on the ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons
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Summary
Aquileia is a comune of Italy[1]. Aquileia ranks in the top 0.99% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,008 views/month, #70 of 7,096).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: regional decentralization entity of Udine[3], Province of Udine[4]
- Country: Italy[5]
- Shares border with: Fiumicello Villa Vicentina[6], Grado[7], Terzo d'Aquileia[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Piran[9]
- Postal code: 33051[10]
- Commons category: Aquileia[11]
- Licence plate code: UD[12]
- Patron saint: Hermagoras and Fortunatus[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[14], UTC+02:00[15]
- Local dialing code: 0431[16]
- Significant event: Siege of l'Aquilée[17], Siege of Aquileia[18]
- Official website: http://www.comune.aquileia.ud.it[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aquileia[20]
- Commons gallery: Aquileia[21]
- Population: 3369[22], 3306[23], 3128[24]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[29], Pauly–Wissowa[30], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Regesta Imperii[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum[34]
- Capital of: Patria del Friuli[35]
- Nominated for: Italian capital of culture C.E.2016[36]
- Official name: Aquileia[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Aquileia[38]
- Category for people who died here: Q9220590[39]
- Demonym: aquileiesi[40]
- Native label: Aquilêe[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Aquileia[42]
- Different from: Aquileia[43]
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Physical Characteristics
Aquileia covers an area of 37.44 km²[44]. Aquileia sits at an elevation of 5 m[45].
Why It Matters
Aquileia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Aquileia is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]