Province of Gorizia

Province of Gorizia
—  Province  —
Map highlighting the location of the province of Gorizia in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli–Venezia Giulia
Capital(s)	Gorizia
Comuni	25
Government
– President	Enrico Gherghetta
Area
– Total	466 km2 (179.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
– Total	136,477
– Density	292.9/km2 (758.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	34070-34079, 34170
Telephone prefix	0431, 0481
Vehicle registration	GO
ISTAT	031

The Province of Gorizia (Italian: Provincia di Gorizia, Slovene: Goriška pokrajina) is a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy.

Overview

Its capital is the city of Gorizia. It belonged to the Province of Udine between 1924 and 1927 and the communes of Sonzia, Plezzo, Bergogna, Caporetto, Tolmino, Circhina, Santa Lucia d'Isonzo, Gracova Serravalle, Canale d'Isonzo, Cal di Canale, Idria, Montenero d'Idria, Castel Dobra, Salona d'Isonzo, Gargaro, Chiapovano, Aidussina, Santa Croce di Aidùssina, Cernizza Goriziana, Tarnova della Selva, Sambasso, Merna, Ranziano, Montespino, Opacchiasella, Temenizza, Rifembergo, Comeno, San Daniele del Carso, Zolla, Vipacco, San Martino di Quisca and San Vito di Vipacco; and the eastern part of Gorizia, were part of this province between 1918 and 1924, and from 1927 to 1947. These communes are now part of Slovenia.

It has an area of 466 km², and a total population of 136,491 (2001). It has a coastal length of 47.6 km. There are 25 communes in the province ([1]).

Around 11% of the population of the province is of ethnically Slovene.^[1] Italian legislation ensures the protection of the Slovene linguistic minority in 9 of the 25 municipalities composing the province.^[2]

See also

• Gorizia and Gradisca
• Julian March

References

1. ^ http://www.uoc.es/euromosaic/web/document/eslove/an/i1/i1.html
2. ^ http://web.uniud.it/cip/e_min_tutelate_scheda.htm#12

External links

• Provincia di Gorizia homepage - in Italian, Friulian, and Slovene

Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 13°37′24″E / 45.9398°N 13.6234°E / 45.9398; 13.6234