Buja
Buja (Friulian: Buje or Buie) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Udine.
Buja borders the following municipalities: Artegna, Colloredo di Monte Albano, Gemona del Friuli, Majano, Osoppo, Treppo Grande.
History
According to a 12-century copy of a document dated August 4th, 792, Buja (Boga) was donated to Patriarch Paulinus II of Aquileia by Charlemagne. In 1371, Patriarch Marquard of Randeck granted Buia its own communal statues, establishing a Council of Twenty-Four which annually elected a mayor from its membership.
Twin towns — sister cities
Buja is twinned with:
- Aprilia, Italy, since 1997
- Vilsbiburg, Germany, since 2001
- Domont, France, since 2008
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Capitolare di Ratisbona". Album di Buja. Progetto Album di Buja. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Martin, John Jeffries; Romano, Dennis (2000). Venice reconsidered : the history and civilization of an Italian city-state, 1297-1797. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801876448.