{"id":495,"date":"2020-05-02T00:12:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=495"},"modified":"2020-05-17T00:34:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T22:34:54","slug":"friuli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/friuli\/","title":{"rendered":"Friuli"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friuli, <\/strong>border of empires<\/h2>
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Friuli is numerically the most important Rhaeto-Romance nation. In fact, Friulians, along with the Romansh and Ladins, make up three historic nations of Romance culture in central Europe. <\/p>

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The Friulian flag depicts a yellow eagle on a blue background. It incorporates the emblem of the patriarch of Aquileia, the origin of this name being eagle (Latin Aquila<\/em>). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Like a large\nnumber of minority peoples, the Friulians are distinguished by their language.\nIt is also due to their rich history that Friulians are eligible for special\nstatus in an Italy anxious to develop regional autonomy.<\/p>

Initially\npopulated by the Celts and the Carni, Friuli was colonised by the Romans before\nbecoming a buffer zone between the Barbarians and the Roman Empire. It is\nduring the Middle Ages, in the 8th century, that Friuli acquired legal status\nfor the first time. It was a duchy during the reign of King Alboin of Lombardy.\nFrom the 12th century, and for six further centuries, Friuli had a parliament\nrepresenting the municipalities, the nobility and the clergy. From the 11th to\nthe 14th century, under the administration of the diocese of Aquileia, Friuli\nsaw a period of exceptional democratisation, particularly with the creation of\nthe parliament. During the rule of Lombardy and that of the Franks, the\nFriulians experienced a difficult period when they were governed by the\nVenetians, who depleted their lands. They lost their institutions under the\noppression of Napoleon Bonaparte, who put an end to the legislative privileges\nof the duchy in 1805. From the congress of Vienna in 1815 and during the First\nWorld War, Friuli was shared between Austria and Italy.<\/p>

From 1918, demands for\nautonomy became more pressing, but Italian fascism did not allow any progress.\nAfter the Second World War, through the efforts of the Autonomist Association\nof Friuli, a region called Friuli-Venetia-Giulia was created, however, this did\nnot meet the hopes of the autonomists. Populated by 90% of Friulians, different\nlanguages are spoken there, mainly Friulian, but also Ladin, German and\nSlovenian.<\/p>

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Identity card<\/h3>
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Name<\/em><\/td>Fri\u00fbl <\/strong>| Frioulan<\/em>
Friuli <\/em><\/strong>| <\/em> Italian<\/em>
Friaul <\/em><\/strong>| German<\/em>
Furlanija <\/em><\/strong>| Slovenian<\/em>
(Friuli)<\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td>1,060,000 inhab.<\/strong> (2007)<\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em><\/td>8,538 km\u00b2<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Languages<\/em><\/td>Furlan <\/strong>| Frioulan<\/em>
Italiano <\/em><\/strong>| Italian<\/em> (officielles)
Deutsch <\/em><\/strong>| German<\/em>
Sloven\u0161\u010dina <\/em><\/strong>| Slovenian<\/em>
Ladin <\/em><\/strong>| Ladin <\/em> (without official status)<\/em> <\/td><\/tr>

Number of native speakers<\/em> <\/td>		 600,000<\/strong> | Frioulan<\/em> <\/td><\/tr>

State of guardianship<\/em> <\/td>
Autonomous region in Italy\ufeff<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>

Official status<\/em> <\/td>		 Italy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td>Udin <\/strong>| Friulian<\/em>
Udine <\/strong>| Italian <\/em>
(Udine)<\/td><\/tr>

Historic religion<\/em> <\/td>
Roman Catholic\ufeff<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em><\/td>Bandiere dal Fri\u00fbl<\/strong> | Friulian<\/em>
(Flag of Friuli) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em><\/td>None<\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em><\/td>None<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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