Concordia Sagittaria

Comune in Veneto, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Concordia Sagittaria

45°46′N 12°51′E / 45.767°N 12.850°E / 45.767; 12.850CountryItalyRegionVenetoMetropolitan city Venice (VE)FrazioniCavanella, Paludetto, Sindacale, TesonGovernment

• MayorMarco GerominArea

^[1]

• Total66.50 km² (25.68 sq mi)Elevation

4 m (13 ft)Population

(28 February 2007)^[2]

• Total10,708 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)DemonymConcordiesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

30023

Dialing code0421WebsiteOfficial website

Concordia Sagittaria is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy.

History

The town was founded in 42 BC as Iulia Concordia by the Romans, where the Via Annia and the Via Postumia crossed each other. The establishment of the Diocese of Concordia dates from c. 380 AD. The city was taken and destroyed by Attila in 452 AD.^[3]

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was part of the Lombard duchy of Cividale, and later was first in the March of Friuli and then in the Patriarchate of Aquileia.

In 1420, together with all Friuli, it was annexed by the Republic of Venice.

In 1838 it was separated from Friuli to be included in the province of Venice.

Main sights

Trichora Martyrium (350 AD)
Remains of the Roman Bridge (1st–2nd century AD)
Bishop's Palace (15th century)
Baptistery (11th century)
Cathedral of St. Stephen (1466)

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Concordia (town)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 834–835.