page_title: Sauris
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Sauris / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Dam of the Sauris reservoir lake in the community Sauris, region Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italy
context_page_description: Sauris is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At an elevation of 1,212 m, it is the 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.
context_section_description: 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 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of the provincial capital Udine and 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Trieste.
  The municipal area mainly consists of two villages, Sauris di Sotto (Unterzahre) und Sauris di Sopra (Oberzahre), with a total population of 429 (as of 2010). Sauris borders the following municipalities: Ampezzo, Forni di Sopra, Forni di Sotto, Ovaro, Prato Carnico, and Vigo di Cadore.
caption: Lago di Sauris
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