Opicina
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Opicina Opčine | ||
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Dialing code (+39) 040 | | |
Patron saint | Bartholomew the Apostle |
Opicina (
Geography
It is located on the Karst Plateau, 3 miles north of Trieste, a seaport on the Adriatic Sea.
Name
The name Opicina is of
History and culture
Population
It is inhabited by a Slovene minority in Italy. According to the last Austrian census of 1911, over 89% of the population was of Slovene ethnicity.[2] In the following decades, this number fell significantly: according to the census of 1971, just above half of the population of the settlement belonged to the Slovene speaking community, while the rest were mostly Italian speakers.[3]
In the last three decades, immigration from the city of Trieste and other predominantly Italian-speaking areas have most probably reduced the Slovene speakers to a minority. However,
The local Slovenes speak a distinctive version of the Inner Carniolan dialect, which shows strong influences of the neighboring Karst dialect.
Transport
The railway station Villa Opicina serves trains entering Italy from Slovenia, but does not provide a direct service to Trieste. At railway station is bus station also. From there the local buses connect village center and Trieste.
The
Notable people from Opicina
See also
Notes and references
- ^ (in Italian) Infos on italia.indettaglio.it
- ^ Spezialortsrepertorium der Oesterreichischen Laender. VII. Oesterreichisch-Illyrisches Kuestenland. Wien, 1918, Verlag der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei
- ^ P. Stranj, La comunità sommersa (Trieste: Editoriale Stampa Triestina, 1992).
External links
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