Duino-Aurisina

Duino-Aurisina (Slovene: Devin-Nabrežina, German: Tybein-Nabreschin) is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Trieste in the Italian region o Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lyin near the border wi Slovenie, it haes a substantial Slovene population. It is namit bi the twa major dounsets, Duino (Devin) an Aurisina (Nabrežina).

Duino-Aurisina Devin Nabrežina
Comune
Comune di Duino Aurisina / Občina Devin-Nabrežina
Coat airms
Duino-Aurisina Location o Duino-Aurisina in Italy
Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°45′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Trieste (TS)
Frazioni	See leet
Govrenment
• Mayor	Vladimir Kukanja (Centre-Left)
Area
• Total	45.17 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (31 Mey 2007)
• Total	8,733
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Duinati (Devinčani), Aurisiniani (Nabrežinci)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34011
Diallin code	040
Patron saunt	Saint Roch
Saunt day	16 August
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Fauntain an castle Duino

Peninsula near castle Duino

Geografie

The toun lees on the Adriatic coast aboot 15 km northwast o Trieste, on the border wi Slovenie.

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

Famous residents

Slovene writer Alojz Rebula wis born in San Pelagio, while the Slovene poet Igo Gruden wis born in Aurisina. The Slovenie economist Ivan Ples wis born in Duino, whaur the componer Andrej Volarič livit an aw.

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke began his Duino Elegies while stayin at Duino castle in 1912.

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

Pairishes

The municipality o Duino-Aurisina conteens the frazioni (subdiveesions, mainly veelages an hamlets). This leet shows Italian names wi Slovenie names in brackets: Aurisina (till the rise o fascism Nabresina) (Nabrežina), Ceroglie (Cerovlje), Duino (Devin), Malchina (Mavhinje), Medeazza (Medja vas), Precenico (Prečnik), Prepotto (Praprot), San Pelagio (Šempolaj), San Giovanni di Duino (Štivan), Sistiana (Sesljan), Slivia (Slivno), Ternova Piccola (Trnovca), Villaggio del Pescatore (Ribiško naselje), Visogliano (Vižovlje), Aurisina S. Croce (Nabrežina Križ), Aurisina Cave (Nabrežina Kamnolomi), Aurisina Stazione (Nabrežina Postaja) an Aurisina Centro (Nabrežina).

Demographic evolution

As o 31 December 2004, it haed a population o 8,815 an a aurie o 45.2 km². Accordin tae the 1971 census, 37,5% o the population (mainly in an aroond Aurisina) belangs tae the Slovene ethnic group an aboot 60% tae the Italian ethnic group (mainly in Duino an Sistiana)

Twin touns

• Buje, Croatie
• Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenie

See an aw

• Kras
• Gorizia an Gradisca
• Julian Mairch
• Slovene Lands

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Media relatit tae Duino-Aurisina at Wikimedia Commons

• www.comune.duino-aurisina.ts.it/
• Guide to Duino & Sistiana