Sauris
Sign in to saveSauris () is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At an elevation of , it is the second highest municipality in the region and one of the German language islands in Northeast Italy. Sauris is part of the Alpine pearls cooperation for sustainable tourism.
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Sauris is a municipality in northeastern Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, located at a high elevation that makes it the second highest in the area and part of a distinctive German-speaking community in the region. It participates in the Alpine Pearls cooperation, a network focused on promoting sustainable tourism in Alpine areas.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Sauris
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Sauris
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Sauris di sotto 07102007 44.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Sauris di Sotto
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Sauris-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Italian comune.province
- Udine (UD)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Sauris di Sotto (municipal seat), Sauris di Sopra, Lateis, La Maina, Field/Velt
- Italian comune.mayor
- Stefano Lucchini
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 41.4
- Italian comune.population_total
- 421
- Italian comune.population_as_of
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Sauris () is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At an elevation of , it is the second highest municipality in the region and one of the German language islands in Northeast Italy. Sauris is part of the Alpine pearls cooperation for sustainable tourism.
==Geography== thumb|left|Sauris di Sopra thumb|left|Lago di Sauris thumb|left|the Church of San Lorenzo Sauris is situated within the Carnia mountain area of Friuli, in the Lumiei Valley (Val Lumiei) of the Carnic Alps, northwest of the Monte Bìvera massif. It is located about northwest of the provincial capital Udine and northwest of Trieste.