Vajont

Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Vajont Vaiònt (Friulian)
Comune
Comune di Vajont
Panoramic view
Coat of arms
Location of Vajont
46°8′N 12°41′E / 46.133°N 12.683°E / 46.133; 12.683
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PN)
Government
• Mayor	Virgilio Barzan (since 2022)^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	1.58 km² (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population (10 May 2024)^[3]
• Total	1,634
• Density	1,000/km² (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Vajontini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33080
Dialing code	0427
Patron saint	Jesus Crucifixed
Saint day	14 September
Website	www.comune.vajont.pn.it/it

Vajont (Western Friulian: Vaiònt) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.

History

The municipality was founded in 1971 on the municipal territory of Maniago.^[4] It was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963.

Languages

In addition to the Italian language, the Friulian dialects Ertano and Cassano, originating from Erto e Casso, are spoken in the territory.

References

^ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ Reberschak, Maurizio; Mattozzi, Ivo (2009). Il Vajont dopo il Vajont: 1963-2000 (in Italian). Marsilio. p. 395. ISBN 978-88-317-9659-0. Retrieved 10 May 2024.