The province of Udine (; ; ; ; ) was a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, bordering Austria and Slovenia, with the capital in the city of Udine. Abolished on 30 September 2017, it was reestablished in 2019 as the Regional Decentralization Entity of Udine (; ; ), and was reactivated on 1 July 2020. It has a population of 516,323 over an area of across its 134 municipalities. The Patriarchate of Aquileia did not reside in Udine until after the 13th century, when they began by living in the castle of Udine, followed by its archiepiscopal palace. In 1350, Austria intervened in the region and caused a number of factional problems for residents. It was annexed by Venice in 1420 and control over Udine was granted to Tristano Savorgnan, the leader of a family in the city. His family had mostly been executed for opposing the Austrians and were allied with Venice.

The northerly part of the province is mountainous with pine forests, upland pastures and mountain lakes. The hilly area in the centre is characterised by vineyards which produces the wines of the region, including an internationally famous white wine. The southwesterly part of the province is flat, low-lying land farmed and irrigated intensively, and the coast has beaches, sand dunes and lagoons. To the southeast, the land is higher where the limestone Karst Plateau reaches the Adriatic, and there are cliffs on the coast. A number of rivers cross the province, rising in the Alps and flowing south to the Adriatic. Foremost of these is the Tagliamento, which forms the western boundary of the province. The soil is porous and much of the water from the mountains flows underground to resurface as a zone of springs on the plain.

Municipalities

There are 134 municipalities (comuni) in the former province.

  • Aiello del Friuli
  • Amaro
  • Ampezzo
  • Aquileia
  • Arta Terme
  • Artegna
  • Attimis
  • Bagnaria Arsa
  • Basiliano
  • Bertiolo
  • Bicinicco
  • Bordano
  • Buja
  • Buttrio
  • Camino al Tagliamento
  • Campoformido
  • Campolongo Tapogliano
  • Carlino
  • Cassacco
  • Castions di Strada
  • Cavazzo Carnico
  • Cercivento
  • Cervignano del Friuli
  • Chiopris-Viscone
  • Chiusaforte
  • Cividale del Friuli
  • Codroipo
  • Colloredo di Monte Albano
  • Comeglians
  • Corno di Rosazzo
  • Coseano
  • Dignano
  • Dogna
  • Drenchia
  • Enemonzo
  • Faedis
  • Fagagna
  • Fiumicello Villa Vicentina
  • Flaibano
  • Forgaria nel Friuli
  • Forni Avoltri
  • Forni di Sopra
  • Forni di Sotto
  • Gemona del Friuli
  • Gonars
  • Grimacco
  • Latisana
  • Lauco
  • Lestizza
  • Lignano Sabbiadoro
  • Lusevera
  • Magnano in Riviera
  • Majano
  • Malborghetto Valbruna
  • Manzano
  • Marano Lagunare
  • Martignacco
  • Mereto di Tomba
  • Moggio Udinese
  • Moimacco
  • Montenars
  • Mortegliano
  • Moruzzo
  • Muzzana del Turgnano
  • Nimis
  • Osoppo
  • Ovaro
  • Pagnacco
  • Palazzolo dello Stella
  • Palmanova
  • Paluzza
  • Pasian di Prato
  • Paularo
  • Pavia di Udine
  • Pocenia
  • Pontebba
  • Porpetto
  • Povoletto
  • Pozzuolo del Friuli
  • Pradamano
  • Prato Carnico
  • Precenicco
  • Premariacco
  • Preone
  • Prepotto
  • Pulfero
  • Ragogna
  • Ravascletto
  • Raveo
  • Reana del Rojale
  • Remanzacco
  • Resia
  • Resiutta
  • Rigolato
  • Rive d'Arcano
  • Rivignano Teor
  • Ronchis
  • Ruda
  • San Daniele del Friuli
  • San Giorgio di Nogaro
  • San Giovanni al Natisone
  • San Leonardo
  • San Pietro al Natisone
  • San Vito al Torre
  • San Vito di Fagagna
  • Santa Maria la Longa
  • Sappada
  • Sauris
  • Savogna
  • Sedegliano
  • Socchieve
  • Stregna
  • Sutrio
  • Taipana
  • Talmassons
  • Tarcento
  • Tarvisio
  • Tavagnacco
  • Terzo d'Aquileia
  • Tolmezzo
  • Torreano
  • Torviscosa
  • Trasaghis
  • Treppo Grande
  • Treppo Ligosullo
  • Tricesimo
  • Trivignano Udinese
  • Udine
  • Varmo
  • Venzone
  • Verzegnis
  • Villa Santina
  • Visco
  • Zuglio

Demographics

As of 2025, the former province has a population of 516,323, of which 48.8% are male and 51.2% are female, compared to the national average of 49.0% and 51.0% respectively. Minors make up 13.2% of the population, and seniors make up 28.2%, compared to the national average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.

See also

  • Venetian Slovenia
  • Lake Ospedaletto

References

  • Official website