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Sesto al Reghena

*Siest* (Friulian)
Sesto al Reghena Siest (Friulian)
Comune
	Comune di Sesto al Reghena
	The main gate of the abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sesto al Reghena
	Sesto al Reghena Location of Sesto al Reghena in Italy Sesto al Reghena Sesto al Reghena (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
	Coordinates: 45°51′N 12°49′E / 45.850°N 12.817°E
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Pordenone (PN)
Frazioni	Bagnarola, Ramuscello, Marignana
Government
• Mayor	Ivo Chiarot
Area
• Total	40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population (31 December 2012)
• Total	6,393
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33079-33071-33070-33073
Dialing code	0434
Website	Official website

Sesto al Reghena (Friulian: Siest) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located in the lower Friulian-Venetian plain about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Pordenone.

Sesto al Reghena borders the following municipalities: Chions, Cinto Caomaggiore, Cordovado, Gruaro, Morsano al Tagliamento, San Vito al Tagliamento. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

Main sights

Sights include:

The Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis, a Benedictine monastery built in the 8th century
Villa Freschi, a Venetian villa from the 18th century in the locality of Ramuscello^[4]
All Saint's Church, a parish church from the 1300 located in Bagnarola^[5]
The fountain of Venchiaredo, a literary place in Friuli, celebrated by Italian writer Ippolito Nievo and rediscovered by Italian poet Pier Paolo Pasolini
Church of Saint Peter, originally medieval small church with a fresco of the fifteenth century portraying the Virgin Mary, Jesus and Saint Sebastian
Small Church of St. Anthony of Padua (Sesto al Reghena), a Catholic church located in a private property

^ "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.
^ "Friuli Venezia Giulia" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ "Comune di Sesto al Reghena". sac2.halleysac.it. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
^ masterlineitaly. "Sesto al Reghena". I Borghi più Belli d'Italia. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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