Aiello del Friuli

Aiello del Friuli (Friulian: Daèl) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Udine. Next to the town of Aiello there is a single hamlet, Joannis (Uànis) which, until 1927, constituted an autonomous municipality, in addition to the localities of Novacco (Nauac) and Uttano (Utàn).

Aiello del Friuli Daèl (Friulian)
Comune
Comune di Aiello del Friuli
The parish church of Saint Ulrich in Aiello
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Coordinates: 45°52′N 13°22′E
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Udine (UD)
Frazioni	Joannis
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Festa (lista civica - Aiello Joannis uniti per il futuro)
Area [1]
• Total	13.35 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (31 May 2025)[2]
• Total	2,076
• Density	155.5/km2 (402.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Aiellesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33041
Dialing code	0431
Patron saint	St. Ulrich
Saint day	July 4
Website	Official website

Aiello del Friuli borders the following municipalities: Bagnaria Arsa, Campolongo al Torre, Cervignano del Friuli, Ruda, San Vito al Torre, Visco.

Monuments and places of interest

Religious architecture

• Parish church of Sant'Ulderico: in operation since 1691, and has a façade decorated with pilasters and four niches containing as many statues; inside we find the spectacular dome, frescoed in 1900 by Clemente Delneri from Gorizia.
• Church of Sant'Agnese, located in the hamlet of Ioannis and built between 1742 and 1749.
• Convent complex of San Domenico, made up of the church, begun in 1716, the bell tower and the body of the convent, now used for residential purposes.

The church of the Madonna located in Colloredo, Aiello

• Church of the Madonna located in Colloredo, Aiello.

Numerous chapels and votive altarpieces located inside and outside (in the fields) of the town. Among these of particular historical and artistic value are the chapel of the Madonna di Colloredo,^[3] the chapel from Crist and the chapel of San Nicolò (part of the original parish church of Aiello now located in the center of the Remembrance park for the fallen of all wars).

Infrastructure and transport

Aiello is easily reachable from the A4 Venice-Trieste motorway (which passes through the municipal area) via the Palmanova exit, approximately 7 km away. 7 km away is also the other major center in the area, Cervignano del Friuli, with the train station on the Venice-Trieste railway line.

Notable people

Joannis is the birthplace of Enzo Bearzot, former Italian football player and manager, who won the 1982 FIFA World Cup as coach.^[4]