Capriva del Friuli

Capriva del Friuli (Slovene: Koprivno) is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, locatit aboot 40 km northwast o Trieste an aboot 8 km wast o Gorizia. As o 31 Dizember 2004, it haed a population o 1,670 an a aurie o 6.2 km².[1]

Capriva del Friuli
Comune di Capriva del Friuli
Capriva del Friuli is located in Italy
Capriva del Friuli
Capriva del Friuli
Location o Capriva del Friuli in Italy
Coordinates: 45°56′N 13°31′E / 45.933°N 13.517°E / 45.933; 13.517
KintraItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvinceProvince o Gorizia (GO)
FrazioniRussiz, Spessa
Govrenment
 • MayorAntonio Roversi
Area
 • Total6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)
 • Total1,670
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Caprivesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34070
Diallin code0481

The municipality o Capriva del Friuli conteens the frazioni (subdiveesions, mainly veelages an hamlets) Russiz an Spessa.

Capriva del Friuli borders the follaein municipalities: Cormons, Moraro, Mossa, San Floriano del Collio, San Lorenzo Isontino.

Geografie

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The municipality is locatit in the hilly Collio region, notit for viticultur.

History

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The aurie wis occupeed in Roman times, efter which it wis subsumit intae Lombardy. Aroond the year 1000, it came unner the control o the Patriairchate o Aquileia, passin tae the Venetians in 1428.

In the saxteent century Capriva became pairt o the Hapsburg territories, an continued tae be ruled frae Vienna till efter the First Warld War, when it wis transferred tae Italy.

Demographic evolution

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References

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  1. All demographics an ither statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.