Zoppola

Zoppola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Trieste and about 9 kilometres (6 miles) east of Pordenone. The Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini wrote a poem called Le gioie di Orcenico ("The joys of Orcenico"), since he lived in Casarsa della Delizia, not far from Zoppola's frazione (hamlet) of Orcenico from 1943 to 1949. Main sights Castle of the Panciera Counts (14th century), owned by the patriarch of Aquileia and Cardinal Antonio Panciera. The inner court has frescoes by Pomponio Amalteo Church of San Martino Church of San Michele, in the frazione of Ovoledo, with 16th-century frescoes and paintings Church of Sant'Andrea at Castions, with two canvasses by Amalteo and one by Antonio Carneo International relations Zoppola is twinned with: Tonneins, France, since 1981 Sankt Georgen am Längsee, Austria, since 1996 People Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini References External links Official website