Duino-Aurisina


Duino-Aurisina is a comune in the Province 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 and Aurisina.

Geography

The town lies on the Adriatic coast about northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia.
Duino-Aurisina borders the following municipalities: Komen, Doberdò del Lago, Monfalcone, Sežana, 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. This list shows Italian names with Slovene names in brackets: Aurisina , Ceroglie, Duino, Malchina, Medeazza, Precenico, Prepotto, San Pelagio, San Giovanni di Duino, Sistiana, Slivia, Ternova Piccola, Villaggio del Pescatore, Visogliano, Aurisina S. Croce, Aurisina Cave, Aurisina Stazione and Aurisina Centro.

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 belongs to the Slovene ethnic group and about 60% to the Italian ethnic group

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Gallery

Twin towns