Slovene Littoral
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The Slovene Littoral or simply Littoral (
Geography
The region forms the westernmost part of Slovenia, bordering the inter-municipal union of Giuliana in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia of Italy. It stretches from the Adriatic Sea in the south up to the Julian Alps in the north.
The Slovene Littoral comprises two traditional provinces: Goriška and Slovene Istria. The Goriška region takes its name from the town of Gorizia (Slovene: Gorica) now in Italy; the neighbouring conurbation of Nova Gorica and Šempeter-Vrtojba today is the urban centre of the Slovene Littoral. Slovene Istria comprises the northern part of the Istria peninsula and provides, on the Slovene Riviera coastline with the ports of Koper, Izola, and Piran, the country's only access to the sea.
After Ljubljana, the Slovene Littoral is the most developed and economically prosperous part of Slovenia. The western part of Slovene Istria is a bilingual region where both Slovene and Italian may be used in education, legal and administrative environments.
The northern part of the Slovene Littoral is part of the larger Gorizia Statistical Region, and the south belongs to the Coastal–Karst Statistical Region.
History
After they had acquired the
At the end of
Incorporated into the
After World War II, according to the 1947 Paris Peace Treaties, the bulk of the region with the upper Soča (Isonzo) Valley fell to Yugoslavia. Parts of the area were re-arranged as the Free Territory of Trieste, while Italy retained the urban centres of Gorizia and Gradisca. In 1954 Italy also recovered the main port of Trieste. As a result, the new urban centres on the Slovenian side of the border developed.
Gallery
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Mount Krn in the Julian Alps
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Kozjak Falls in the Soča Valley
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The Gorizia Hills wine region
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The town of Nova Gorica
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The Nanos Plateau above the Vipava Valley
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Rihemberk Castle near Branik
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Rural architecture in Štanjel, in the municipality of Komen
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A herd of sheep on the Karst Plateau
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Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO site
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Landscape in Slovene Istria
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The Adriatic town of Piran
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The Praetorian Palace in Koper
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Olms in Postojna Cave
See also
- Battles of the Isonzo
- Goriška
- Morgan Line
- Treaty of Osimo
- Karst Plateau
- Vipava Valley
- Soča
- Slovenian wine
- Venetian Slovenia
References
- ^ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Primorska".
- ^ "Določitev slovenske zahodne meje v 20. stoletju" [The Determination of Slovenia's Western Border in the 20th Century] (in Slovenian). Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Humar, Vesna (Winter 2017). "Nova Primorska ali kaj imajo skupnega pastirji in mornarji" [Tne New Littoral or what Shepherds and Sailors Have in Common]. Razpotja (in Slovenian) (29).
- COBISS 40099117.
- ^ ISBN 978-961-231-871-0
- ^ a b Cresciani, Gianfranco (2004) Clash of civilisations, Italian Historical Society Journal, Vol.12, No.2, p.4
- ^ Miha Kosi, Spopad za prehode proti Jadranu in nastanek dežele Kras (Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, 2018)
- ISBN 0-8264-1761-2.
External links
- Media related to Slovene Littoral at Wikimedia Commons