Trieste
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Trieste (Italian pronunciation: [triˈɛste] listen (help·info); Triestine Venetian: Trièst; Slovenie, [Trst, Трст] error: {{lang-xx}}: unrecognised leid code: hbs (help);[2] German: Triest[2]) is a ceety an seaport in northeastren Italy. It is situatit towards the end o a narrae strip o Italian territory lyin atween the Adriatic Sea an Slovenie, which lees amaist immediately sooth an east o the ceety. Trieste is locatit at the heid o the Gulf o Trieste an throuoot history it haes been influencit bi its location at the crossroads o Laitin, Slavic, an Germanic culturs. In 2009, it haed a population o aboot 205,000[1] an it is the caipital o the autonomous region Friuli Venezia Giulia an Trieste province.
Trieste | |
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Comune di Trieste | |
A collage o Trieste showin the Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Canal Grande, the Serbie Orthodox kirk, a narrae street o the Auld Ceety, the Castello Miramare an the ceety seafront. | |
Coordinates: 45°38′N 13°48′E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Province | Trieste (TS) |
Frazioni | Banne (Bani), Barcola (Barkovlje), Basovizza (Bazovica), Borgo San Nazario, Cattinara (Katinara), Conconello (Ferlugi), Contovello (Kontovel), Grignano (Grljan), Gropada (Gropada), Longera (Lonjer), Miramare (Miramar), Opicina (Opčine), Padriciano (Padriče), Prosecco (Prosek), Santa Croce (Križ), Servola (Škedenj), Trebiciano (Trebče) |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Roberto Dipiazza (Forza Italia) |
Area | |
• Total | 84 km2 (32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (1 Januar 2011)[1] | |
• Total | 205,535 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Triestini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 34100 |
Diallin code | 040 |
Patron saunt | St. Justus o Trieste |
Saunt day | November 3 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Trieste wis ane of the auldest pairts o the Habsburg Monarchy. In the 19t century, it wis the maist important port o ane o the Great Pouers o Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fowert lairgest ceety o the Austrick-Hungary (efter Vienna, Budapest, an Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emergit as a important hub for leeteratur an muisic. It unnerwent an economic revival durin the 1930s, an Trieste wis a important spot in the struggle atween the Eastren an Wastren blocs efter the Seicont Warld War. The day, the ceety is in ane o the richest regions o Italy, an haes been a great centre for shippin, throu its port (Port o Trieste), shipbiggin an financial services.