Paluzza

Paluzza
—  Comune  —
Comune di Paluzza
Coat of arms
Paluzza Location of Paluzza in Italy
Coordinates: 46°32′N 13°1′E / 46.533°N 13.017°E / 46.533; 13.017
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Casteons, Cleulis, Naunina, Rivo, Timau
Government
• Mayor	Elia Vezzi
Area
• Total	70.0 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population (March 2009[1])
• Total	2,451
• Density	35/km2 (90.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33026
Dialing code	0433

Paluzza is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 120 km northwest of Trieste and about 50 km northwest of Udine, in the Carnia, on the border with Austria.

Paluzza borders the following municipalities: Arta Terme, Cercivento, Comeglians, Forni Avoltri, Kötschach-Mauthen (Austria), Lesachtal (Austria), Ligosullo, Paularo, Ravascletto, Rigolato, Sutrio, Treppo Carnico. The frazione of Timau is a village where a particular variant of German dialect is spoken. Sights include the Torre Moscarda, a surviving structure of a castle (Castrum Moscardum) built here by the Patriarch of Aquileia Gregorio di Montelongo; nearby are remains of ancient Roman and World War I fortifications.

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