Udine, city name. Located in the northeastern Italian region of Friuli-Venice Giulia, the capital of Udine, the region has railways and roads that connect the Balkans and Central European countries, and is the eastern gate of Italy. The south is the plain and the north is the mountainous region. Less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. In 2007, there were 97,800 people. Located between Trieste and Venice, it is an important city in the Friuli-Venice Giulia region.