Duino-Aurisina

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Duino-Aurisina

Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Province of Trieste (TS)
Mayor

Elevation	144 m
Area	45.2 km²
Population
- Total (as of Dec. 2004)	8,815
- Density	195/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	45°45′N, 13°40′E
Gentilic	aurisiniani-nabrežinci, duinati, duinesi-devinčani
Dialing code	040
Postal code	34011
Frazioni	Ceroglie-Cerovlje, Duino-Devin, Malchina-Mavhinje, Medeazza-Medjevas, Precenico-Prečnik, Prepotto-Praprot, San Pelagio-Šempolaj, San Giovanni di Duino-Štivan, Sistiana-Sesljan, Slivia-Slivno, Ternova Piccola-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


Location of Duino-Aurisina in Italy
Website: www.comune.duino-aurisina.ts.it/

Duino-Aurisina (in Slovenian Devin-Nabrežina) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 15 km northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,815 and an area of 45.2 km².^[1] According to the census 1971 40% of the population are Slovenians.

The municipality of Duino-Aurisina contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ceroglie-Cerovlje, Duino-Devin, Malchina-Mavhinje, Medeazza-Medjevas, Precenico-Prečnik, Prepotto-Praprot, San Pelagio-Šempolaj, San Giovanni di Duino-Štivan, Sistiana-Sesljan, Slivia-Slivno, Ternova Piccola-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.

Duino-Aurisina borders the following municipalities: Komen (Slovenia), Doberdò del Lago, Monfalcone, Sežana (Slovenia), Sgonico-Zgonik, Trieste.