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Valvasone Arzene

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Valvasone was built near a ford on the Tagliamento, which was passable for most of the year. It was the most southerly passage, before the lower plain, where the river’s flow is greatest. The ford had a strong strategic value over the centuries, so much so that it was here that Napoleon fought a famous battle against the imperialists.

The name Valvasone derives from the Germanic terms wal (high ground) and waso (meadow). The first evidence of the existence of a castle is a document from 1206. The fortress and the surrounding lands were a fief of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, who held vast territories on both banks of the Tagliamento River. The Patria del Friuli gave Valvasone in administration to various noble families; the last of these was the Valvason-Cuccagna family. The village developed around the castle, which was later surrounded by walls. Valvasone came under Venetian rule in 1420, like other patriarchal possessions in Friuli.

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