Duino-Aurisina

Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°45′E / 45.733°N 13.750°E / 45.733; 13.750
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Duino-Aurisina
Devin Nabrežina (Slovene)
Comune
Comune di Duino Aurisina
Občina Devin-Nabrežina
Coat of arms of Duino-Aurisina
Coat of arms
Location of Duino-Aurisina
Map
Saint Roch
Saint day16 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Duino-Aurisina (Slovene: Devin-Nabrežina; German: Thübein-Nabreschin, also Tybein; Triestine: Duin-Aurisina) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lying near the border with Slovenia, it has a substantial Slovene minority. It is named by the two major settlements, Duino (Devin) and Aurisina (Nabrežina).

Geography

The town lies on the Adriatic coast about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia.

Duino-Aurisina borders the following municipalities: Komen (Slovenia), Doberdò del Lago, Monfalcone, Sežana (Slovenia), Sgonico, Trieste.

Famous residents

Slovene writer

San Pelagio, while the Slovene poet Igo Gruden was born in Aurisina. The Slovenian economist Ivan Ples was born in Duino, where the composer Andrej Volarič
also lived.

The poet

Duino castle
in 1912.

The physicist

Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann
spent his last year, 1906, in Duino.

Parishes

The municipality of Duino-Aurisina contains the

San Pelagio (Šempolaj), San Giovanni di Duino (Štivan), Sistiana
(Sesljan), Slivia (Slivno), Ternova (Trnovca), Villaggio del Pescatore (Ribiško naselje), Visogliano (Vižovlje), Aurisina S. Croce (Nabrežina Križ), Aurisina Cave (Nabrežina Kamnolomi), Aurisina Stazione (Nabrežina Postaja) and Aurisina Centro (Nabrežina).

Demographic evolution

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,815 and an area of 45.2 km². According to the 1971 census, 37.5% of the population (mainly in and around Aurisina) belonged to the Slovene ethnic group and about 60% to the Italian ethnic group (mainly in Duino and Sistiana) [3]

Gallery

  • Fountain and castle Duino
    Fountain and castle Duino
  • Peninsula near old castle Duino
    Peninsula near old castle Duino
  • The Dama Bianca
    The Dama Bianca
  • Timava river near Golfo di Panzano at San Giovanni di Duino
    Timava river near Golfo di Panzano at San Giovanni di Duino
  • Fossil remains of the Tethyshadros insularis discovered at the Pescatore Village
    Fossil remains of the Tethyshadros insularis discovered at the Pescatore Village

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. Istat
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External links

Media related to Duino-Aurisina at Wikimedia Commons

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