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Duino-Aurisina
Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duino-Aurisina (Slovene: Devin-Nabrežina; German: Thübein-Nabreschin, also Tybein; Triestine: Duin-Aurisina) is a 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. Duino-Aurisina is named after its two major settlements: Duino (Devin) and Aurisina (Nabrežina).
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Geography
The town lies on the Adriatic coast, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) 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
The Slovene writer Alojz Rebula was born in San Pelagio, and the Slovene poet Igo Gruden was born in Aurisina. The Slovene 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 these frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets), with Italian names followed by 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) [3]
Gallery
Fountain and castle Duino
Peninsula near old castle Duino
The Dama Bianca
Timava river near Golfo di Panzano at San Giovanni di Duino
Fossil remains of the Tethyshadros insularis discovered at the Pescatore Village
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
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