I. A N". E. Province Of Italy

A N". E. Province Of Italy, in Yenetia, embracing the larger portion of the former duchy of Friuli, and bordering on Austria and the Adriatic; area, 2,515 sq. m.; pop. in 1872, 481,586. The chief river is the Tagliamento. The N. part is covered with offshoots of the Alps, and the S. part is marshy; about one half of it is level. Agriculture has made considerable progress during the last 50 years, and the cereals produced in the level districts now suffice for the whole province. In the production of silk Udine occupies the first rank in Italy. It has also marble caves and sulphur springs. The province is divided into 17 districts.

II. A Town

A Town, capital of the province, in an extensive plain on the canal of La Roja, 60 m. N. E. of Venice, and 38 m. N. W. of Trieste; pop. about 26,700. It is walled and fortified, and has a fine cathedral, several hospitals, and a monumental pillar by Camalli, erected to commemorate the peace of 1797 concluded at the neighboring village of Campo Formio. The campo santo is one of the finest cemeteries in Europe.