Campoformido
Coordinates46°1′N 13°10′E
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvinceUdine (UD)
FrazioniBasaldella, Bressa, Villa Primavera
MayorErika Furlani
Area total21.98 km²
Population total7743
Population as of31 December 2019
Population demonymCompoformidesi
Elevation78 m
Postal code33030
Area code0432
WebsiteOfficial website

Campoformido (ˌkampoˈfɔrmido; archaically Campoformio; fur: Cjampfuarmit) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy, with a population of 7,743 (December 2019).[1] It is notable for the 1797 Treaty of Campo Formio.

History

Campoformido is a village not far from Udine. It is known for the 1797 Treaty of Campo Formio signed between Napoleonic France and Austria, in which Napoleon ceded Veneto to Austria in exchange for Lombardy. The treaty enacted the dissolution of the Republic of Venice.

The treaty was signed by General Bonaparte and four representatives of the Habsburgs at the house of Bertrando Del Torre, a merchant, located in what is now the Trattato (Treaty) square.[2] The house is open to visitors. To commemorate the event, two monuments, one placed outside the house and one inside, remained covered with lime for a long time after the fall of Napoleon. There is also, in the same square, a copy of the Statue of Peace; the original was brought to Udine and is located in Piazza della Libertà.

References

  1. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ Carlo Passaglia (1865). Il Mediatore: giornale settimanale politico, religioso, scientifico, letterario, Parte 2. Tipografia del Mediatore.