Duino-Aurisina Explained

Duino-Aurisina
Official Name:Comune di Duino Aurisina
Občina Devin-Nabrežina
Pushpin Map:Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia#Italy
Coordinates:45.7333°N 58°W
Region:Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province: (TS)
Frazioni:See list
Mayor Party:Centre-Left
Mayor:Igor Gabrovec
Area Total Km2:45
Population Total:8609
Population As Of:31 December 2013
Population Demonym:Duinati (Slovenian: Devinčani), Aurisiniani (Slovenian: Nabrežinci)
Elevation M:144
Saint:Saint Roch
Day:16 August
Postal Code:34011, 34013, 34019
Area Code:040

Duino-Aurisina (Slovenian: Devin-Nabrežina; German: Thübein-Nabreschin, also German: Tybein; label=[[Triestine dialect|Triestine]]|Duin-Aurisina) is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lying near the border with Slovenia, it has a substantial Slovene minority. It is named by the two major settlements, Duino (Slovenian: Devin) and Aurisina (Slovenian: Nabrežina).

Geography

The town lies on the Adriatic coast about 15km (09miles) 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 (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) belonged to the Slovene ethnic group and about 60% to the Italian ethnic group (mainly in Duino and Sistiana) [1] Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8)

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Twin towns

See also

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Notes and References

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