Porcia (pronounced [porˈtʃiːa]) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Pordenone.
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Main sights
The castle, residence from the 12th century of the Porcia family (Counts, later Princes)
Torre dell'Orologio ("Watch Tower")
Villa Correr-Dolfin (late 17th – early 18th centuries)
Church of St. George, known from 1262. It has a 44-metre (144 ft) standing unfinished bell tower.
Twin towns
Porcia is twinned with:
Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Berettyóújfalu, Hungary