Meduno

Meduno
Midun (Friulian)
Comune di Meduno
Location of Meduno
Meduno
Location of Meduno in Italy
Meduno
Meduno (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Coordinates: 46°13′N 12°48′E / 46.217°N 12.800°E / 46.217; 12.800
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvincePordenone (PN)
FrazioniNavarons
Area
  Total
31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Elevation
313 m (1,027 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)
  Total
1,737
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33093
Dialing code0427

Meduno (Friulian: Midun) 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 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Pordenone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,737 and an area of 31.2 square kilometres (12.0 sq mi).

The municipality of Meduno contains the frazione (borough) of Navarons.

Meduno borders the following municipalities: Cavasso Nuovo, Frisanco, Sequals, Tramonti di Sopra, Tramonti di Sotto, Travesio.

The Italian-American sculptor Luigi Del Bianco, the chief carver of Mount Rushmore, spent his youth in Meduno.