Duino-Aurisina

Duino-Aurisina Devin Nabrežina
—  Comune  —
Comune di Duino Aurisina / Občina Devin-Nabrežina
Coat of arms
Duino-Aurisina Location of Duino-Aurisina in Italy
Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°45′E / 45.733°N 13.75°E / 45.733; 13.75Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°45′E / 45.733°N 13.75°E / 45.733; 13.75
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli – Venezia Giulia
Province	Trieste (TS)
Frazioni	See list
Government
– Mayor	Giorgio Ret
Area
– Total	45.17 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population (31 May 2007)
– Total	8,733
– Density	193.3/km2 (500.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Duinati (Devinčani), Aurisiniani (Nabrežinci)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	34011
Dialing code	040
Patron saint	Saint Roch
Saint day	16 August
Website	Official website

Fauntain and castle Duino

Peninsula near castle Duino

Duino-Aurisina (Slovene: Devin-Nabrežina, German: Tybein-Naberschin) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lying near the border with Slovenia, it has a substantial Slovene population. It is named by the two major settlements, Duino and Aurisina.

Geography

The town lies on the Adriatic coast about 15 km 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 Alojz Rebula was born in 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 Rainer Maria Rilke began his Duino Elegies while staying at Duino castle in 1912.

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

Parishes

The municipality of Duino-Aurisina contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets). This list shows Italian names with Slovene names in brackets: Aurisina (until the rise of 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) 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) belongs to the Slovene ethnic group and about 60 % to the Italian ethnic group (mainly in Duino and Sistiana) ^[1]

Twin towns

• Buje, Croatia
• Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia

See also

• Kras
• Gorizia and Gradisca
• Julian March
• Slovene Lands

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

Media related to Duino-Aurisina at Wikimedia Commons

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