San Pietro al Natisone

San Pietro al Natisone (Špeter Slovenov, locally Špietar; San Pieri dai Sclavons; Sancti Petri Sclavorum) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northeast of Udine, and borders the following municipalities: Cividale del Friuli, San Leonardo, Savogna, Prepotto, Pulfero, and Torreano. Until 1878, its official Italian name was San Pietro degli Slavi, i.e. "Saint Peter of the Slavs" (cognate with the Friulian name still in use).

Ethnic composition
75.9% of the population were Slovenes according to the 1971 census.

Twin towns
San Pietro al Natisone is twinned with:


 * 🇧🇪 Sambreville, Belgium